The Alberta Teachers’ Association

Penalties for unprofessional conduct

After a teacher is found guilty of unprofessional conduct, a professional conduct committee can impose a range of penalties, including

• oral and written reprimands,
• fines, and/or
• suspension or cancellation of ATA membership.

Suspensions and cancellations of membership in the ATA are the most significant penalties and include a recommendation to also suspend or cancel the investigated member’s teaching certificate.

What happens when a suspension expires?

Once the term of their suspension expires, a teacher is not automatically eligible to begin teaching again in public, separate or francophone school divisions.  Rather, the member must have their ATA membership reinstated. This means they must apply to the Association and present their case for reinstatement before Provincial Executive Council.

Published Hearing Decisions

Below is a list of teachers who have had their membership either suspended or cancelled, since 1997, by the Alberta Teachers’ Association as a result of unprofessional conduct. Click the case number to access the hearing report.

Please note: There are over 36,000 active members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association and care should be exercised when reviewing teacher names. There are many instances where multiple teachers share the same name. 

Decisions with a lesser penalty are publicly available upon request, by sending an e-mail with the investigated member's name to mark.milne@ata.ab.ca.

View more information on the Alberta Teachers’ Association’s processes related to teacher conduct, including information on how to file a request for investigation.