The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario received a privacy complaint from a parent (the complainant) in which he advised that a supply teacher employed by the Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (the Board) had inappropriately collected his children’s personal information by video recording them without his consent. The parent was concerned that the teacher’s actions breached his children’s privacy under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act).
This report finds that the Board’s collection of the children’s personal information was not in accordance with section 28(2) of the Act and, therefore, breached their privacy. It also finds that the Board did not respond adequately to the breach because it did not notify them of the steps it has taken to address the breach. As a result, I recommend that, going forward, the Board take steps to ensure that adequate notification is provided to parties affected by a breach.