A former Burnaby teacher has had his teaching certificate cancelled after criminal charges were laid against him for an incident that occurred outside of school.
According to a resolution agreement by the B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch (formerly the B.C. Teachers' College), in 2008 Douglas "Derek" Luymes was an on-call teacher for the Burnaby school district. In May of that year Luymes responded to a Craigslist ad offering "sexual services."
When he arrived at the location - a home in an unknown location - a fight broke out between Luymes and another individual. The individual - who is not named in the agreement - called the police and Luymes was subsequently arrested and charged with assault and forcible entry. A month later Luymes resigned from his position with the school district and pled guilty to the charges, according to the agreement.
The agreement stated that before going to trial Luymes agreed to sign a peace bond, which required him to "keep the peace and be of good behaviour" and not to contact the individual involved in the incident.
A subcommittee of the teachers college began an investigation into Luymes' actions shortly after the conclusion of the criminal case. The investigation continued for some time while the college attempted to come to an appropriate conclusion and, according to the agreement, eventually issued a citation to Luymes in January of 2012.
As of April of 2013, the director of certification revoked Luymes' teaching certification for a period of three years, according to the agreement.
At the end of the three years, Luymes - who resigned from his teaching post in Burnaby shortly after the 2008 incident - has the option to reapply for his teaching certificate but it will require him to start from the beginning, as if he's a new graduate fresh out of school.
According to the B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch, the investigation into Luymes took more than three years because the branch chose to wait for the criminal investigation and court proceedings to finish before beginning its own investigation.
The branch would not provide any further comment on this matter.
