diff --git a/src/ClassCodeBundle/Controller/PeopleController.php b/src/ClassCodeBundle/Controller/PeopleController.php
index 12c4e5a415e785c8a675958d1e9a9919a39b20ce..12b926e1aba3035e9bb4f5fa0adb27944a6dc7f8 100644
--- a/src/ClassCodeBundle/Controller/PeopleController.php
+++ b/src/ClassCodeBundle/Controller/PeopleController.php
@@ -261,7 +261,12 @@ class PeopleController extends Controller
             $people->setTeaching(ltrim(rtrim($request->request->get("teaching"))));
           }
           if(null !== $request->request->get("facilitator")){
-            $people->setFacilitator( ltrim(rtrim($request->request->get("facilitator"))));
+            if($request->request->get("facilitator")=='true'){
+              $people->setFacilitator(1);  
+            }else{
+              $people->setFacilitator(0);
+            }
+            
           }
           if(null !== $request->request->get("learning")){
              $people->setLearning(ltrim(rtrim($request->request->get("learning"))));