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Fired after guilty plea in gross indecency case

CAMPBELL COLIN Dagg was fired by the
North Vancouver School District this week as a
result of pleading guilty in court to acts of gross

indecency on August 24.

Board trustecs made the
decision tq dismiss Dagg at
an in-caméra mecting held
Tuesday.

Reaching

Board chairman Rev Roy
Dungey said Dage and his
lawyer met with a committec
composed of school trustees

By JOANNE MacDONALD

to discuss alternate ways of
dealing with the dismissal

“tt wasn't really ano the
nature of an appeal Ehey
made suggestions, such as

suspension, that the Board
didn't sce as feasible" saad
Dungey

Dagg, who was hired by
the distract in 1976.) was
suspended trom teaching
after being arrested May ILI.
1984 for committing acts of

gross indecency between

August 18. 198) and fuly V1
19H?

Although he originally
asked to be tried by a judge
amd yuty oun the case, Dag
later tre clected to be treed by
bh Magisttate and
pualty

He was handed a suspend

pleaded

cd sentence and) placed oon
probation for LR months

Sard Dungey ol thik ot's
a tragh situation We've lost
a teacher whose talents and
abilities were very well al
tested toon OO to of written
submissions from stadents,
parcnots and colleagues