A West Vancouver high school counsellor has been reprimanded and forced to pay back money to the school district after admitting she called in sick on days she was actually working at another job.
Marla Elaine McLellan, a counsellor at West Vancouver secondary, acknowledged that on eight days between October 2014 and September 2016 she called in sick to her school when she was actually attending training or conferences for a part-time sales job she held. She also attended a conference for her sales job instead of attending professional development activities on a Pro-D Day for teachers in October 2014.
The information was recently published on the website for B.C.’s teacher regular branch.
In October 2016, the West Vancouver School District suspended McLellan for 18 days without pay for her actions. She was also required to pay back the nine days of sick leave pay.
McLellan also signed an agreement with the commissioner for teacher regulation acknowledging her actions constituted professional misconduct.
