A Toronto teacher who was on medical leave while campaigning for the federal election has been replaced at an east-end school.Following a Toronto Star story detailing the frustration of parents at Earl Haig Public School, whose children have been without a full-time teacher since the start of this academic year, the principal announced Monday that the temporary teacher covering the leave will stay on for “the entire school year.”In a letter to parents of the Grade 3/4 French immersion class, Jonathan Root said the decision comes “after a number of conversations with parents and (Toronto District School Board) staff over recent weeks.”“Thank you for your trust and patience as we’ve worked through this process together since the start of the school year,” he wrote, adding he looked forward to seeing parents at a meeting Tuesday, where they could meet the new full-time teacher.When parents arrived on Sept. 3 — the first day of school — they were expecting to meet Roseline Dorcin, who was to be starting at Earl Haig as the French immersion teacher for Grade 3/4. But she was on medical leave, and a supply teacher covered for a few weeks. Then in late September, a long-term occasional teacher was brought in and parents were told she would be staying on for a few months, or until Dorcin returned from a leave.Parents, who were frustrated that their children did not have a consistent teacher, discovered various social media accounts under Dorcin’s name. Her postings suggest she moved to Montreal in the spring, was looking for a career change, ran unsuccessfully on Sept. 6 for the NDP nomination in Quebec’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount and then worked at an NDP office in the lead-up to the election.The Star reached out to Dorcin repeatedly, by email, phone and on social media requesting comment, but did not hear back. At the TDSB she goes by the name Christine Dorcin — her full name is Ros ...
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