Renee Dawn MacCormack was working as an elementary school principal for the Southeast Kootenay school district during the 2023-24 school year when she authorized another staff member to use duct tape to secure a student to their chair, according to the consent resolution agreement signed by the principal and the B.C. commissioner for teacher regulation.
MacCormack also put duct tape on the student, the Jan. 3 agreement says. The goal of restraining the student was to improve the child’s concentration on an assignment.
“MacCormack came by some time later and took a picture of the Student’s work, helped to remove the duct tape, and gave the Student a prize for completing the assigned work,” the agreement says.
The agreement posted online this week does not name the school where the incident occurred.