John Furlong: Furlong

Physical Education Teacher Dept: The allegations that Furlong hit and kicked students and verbally abused them during his time as a physical education teacher in the late 1960s and early 1970s appeared Thursday in the free Vancouver weekly Georgia Straight, according to Montreal Gazette. "I categorically deny absolutely any wrongdoing and I believe that the RCMP in looking into this matter will discredit the complaint entirely because it just did not happen," Furlong told reporters and vANCOUVER - John Furlong, the man who helmed the Vancouver Olympics, has categorically denied allegations that he physically abused aboriginal students as a teacher at two northern B.C. schools decades ago, and says he plans to sue. Within hours, Furlong held a news conference with his lawyer to announce legal action. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.