P.E.I. says it’s making progress on school staff sexual misconduct recommendations
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CHARLOTTETOWN – The Prince Edward Island government says most recommendations from a report looking into staff sexual misconduct in schools have been fulfilled or are in development.
The province says it has made progress on 58 of the 61 recommendations from the report issued by David Jenkins, the Island’s former chief justice.
The recommendations include developing a sexual misconduct policy and the creation of a centralized system to track reported incidents.
The government commissioned the independent report into the education system in May 2025 and it was released to the public in February of this year.
It was ordered about a week after a CBC report said a former substitute teacher had pleaded guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse and exploitation material and to a separate incident of sexually touching a girl in a primary school.
Internal complaints were filed against the teacher at two different Island schools, but without a centralized tracking system, the report said staff at the second school had no way to know about the previous incident.
“Staff across government and the two education authorities have been doing incredible work improving safety in Island schools, not only once we received the report and recommendations but for many months prior to that. I am grateful for their hard work and comprehensive approach,” Robin Croucher, P. E. I’s education minister, said in a statement.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 21, 2026.