CBC Podcast Identifier
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And she says she witnessed that pattern repeat.
I'm not naming the three other girls Jackie mentions.
These women did not consent to be part of the story, but I have verified there was similar inappropriate sexual behavior with them and also with others. Jeannie McKay is so glad Jackie has a record of these indiscretions.
Jeannie didn't feel free to keep diaries, but Jackie didn't need to keep it secret.
When Jeannie went to the Ontario College of Teachers to report Walker, her friend's diaries became evidence. The college found him guilty of professional misconduct in 2001. Of course, that's when the teacher said what happened with Jeannie was a blip.
Jackie isn't sure why she held on to these journals for decades.
We've heard Jackie describe the teacher's kisses, hugs and come-ons. But she says the sexual encounters with her teacher didn't go further than that.
A teacher propositioning a kid is also against the law now. That's according to Canada's criminal code. There are laws against sexual assault, interference, and exploitation. And buying students alcohol, dinner, special gifts, talking to kids about sex and their boyfriends would all be considered grooming behavior now.
These kinds of warnings are now featured in new training modules for teachers and coaches in some jurisdictions. But was it not at least considered inappropriate, if not plain wrong back then? It seems 16 year old Jackie certainly thought it was. She says so in her diary.
Let's go back to that passage she wrote in March 1980. I mentioned it earlier. The teacher invited her to accompany him to an event. At first, she's flattered.
And in another passage, she and other students talked about what was going on with Rita.
So kids knew something was wrong. Where were the adults? In high school, after two years of this kind of drama, Jackie didn't care if he did lose his job. In the spring of 1982, the Markham District High School band was on another trip, this time in Germany. Jackie decided to do more than tell her diary.
The band was on a boat tour on the Elbe River.
At that time, the river still separated East and West Germany. But all Jackie cared about was what she was witnessing between her friends and the music teacher. An administrator from her school was a chaperone on the trip.
She blurted it all out.
She stopped so the administrator could react.
I try phoning and emailing the former administrator. No luck. I even send him a letter by post. No response so far. And my questions and freedom of information requests to the school board have provided no answers. The board's response on official letterhead says no records exist. But we do know the music teacher left Markham High five years later.
Maybe, maybe we'll get answers. Why did he leave Markham High five years after Jackie Short blew the whistle? And why did he move schools four more times after that? Jeannie McKay has other concerns.
But Jeannie's never been prouder of her bestie. Jackie did the right thing when she was just a teen.
In the spring of 2022, I reached out to Doug Walker himself. I was about to produce an investigative series for CBC. My stories focused on what happened to Anne-Marie Robinson and Jeannie McKay in high school. They hoped going public with me would prompt others to come forward. Walker responded to my inquiry.
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