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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.
Defendant Name
|
Case Number
|
Hearing Date
|
Suspension/Cancellation
|
ABIDA, Lazhar
|
ND1417/1448 |
2018 12 03
|
Suspension, one year
|
AITCHESON, Mark
|
ND1386 |
2018 12 12
|
Suspension, two years
|
ALLEN, Casey Stuart
|
ND242 |
2002 08 08
|
Cancellation
|
AMBROSE, Bonny Ann
|
ND56 |
2001 03 21
|
Suspension, one year
|
AMERONGEN, Max von Tats
|
ND13 |
1999 06 09
|
Cancellation
|
ANDREWS, Dax
|
ND510 |
2006 03 16
|
Cancellation
|
ANGELES, Francis
|
ND705 |
2008 11 06
|
Suspension, one year
|
ARIAS, Edwin
|
ND1403 |
2021 06 21
|
Cancellation
|
ASAPH, David
|
ND230 |
2002 03 21
|
Cancellation
|
BAIN, Barret Mitchell
|
ND1187 |
2016 05 30
|
Cancellation
|
BARTH, John
|
ND356 |
2005 03 07
|
Cancellation
|
BEGRAND, Steven
|
ND688 |
2010 02 05
|
Suspension, one year (amended on appeal)
|
BELKE, David
|
ND1700/1706 |
2020 10 08
|
Cancellation
|
BERERTON, James
|
ND205 |
2002 01 04
|
Cancellation
|
BORER, Traci-Ann
|
ND427
|
2006 05 10 and 06 12
|
Suspension, 6 months
|
BOSTROM, Ryan Ray
|
ND1125 |
2015 03 26
|
Cancellation
|
BREAKEY, Lee
|
ND1494 |
2019 06 18
|
Suspension, 3 months
|
BUCKLEY, Mark Patrick
|
ND1238 |
2017 11 06
|
Cancellation
|
BURNETT, Kenneth
|
ND35 |
1998 01 22
|
Cancellation
|
CHILTON, Amanda
|
ND943 |
2013 06 21
|
Suspension, six years (amended on appeal)
|
CLARK, BRIAN
|
ND1599 |
2020 02 03
|
Cancellation
|
CLOW, Albert
|
ND8 |
1997 04 14
|
Suspension, two years
|
CONROY, Corey
|
ND1647 |
2021 06 23
|
Suspension, two years
|
DAIGLE, Marc Richard
|
ND1402 |
2020 01 24
|
Cancellation
|
DANDURAND, Rachelle
|
ND1620 |
2020 11 24
|
Cancellation
|
DAVIES, Peter Sior
|
ND821 |
2011 11 21
|
Cancellation
|
DAVIS, Douglas S
|
ND133
|
2000 10 10
|
Cancellation
|
DEERING, Wade Stuart
|
ND1507/1513/1514/ 1515 |
2020 03 30
|
Cancellation
|
DESJARDINS, James
|
ND483/501 |
2006 07 05
|
Suspension, 4 years
|
DOONANCO, Deborah
|
ND1135 |
2021 06 25
|
Cancellation
|
DUNLOP, Morley J
|
ND131 |
2000 04 25
|
Suspension, one year |
EDWARDS, Tracy Lyn
|
ND1029 |
2014 01 28
|
Suspension, one year
|
ESZCZUK, Jared John
|
ND618/634 |
2010 05 12
|
Suspension, one year
|
FAYAD, Esim
|
ND969 |
2013 03 18
|
Cancellation
|
FINDLAY, Robert M
|
ND225 |
2004 04 29 30 and 05 20
|
Suspension, 13 months
|
FINNIE, Cheyno
|
ND254 |
2002 10 02
|
Cancellation (amended on appeal)
|
FORBES, James
|
ND49 |
1999 10 18
|
Suspension, balance of the current school year
|
FRITZKE, Gregory
|
ND848/857 |
2011 02 04
|
Cancellation
|
GARCELLANO, Marianella
|
ND1020
|
2013 08 27
|
Suspension, 18 months
|
GHENT, William
|
ND261 |
2002 10 01
|
Cancellation
|
GLENN, Brad Ashley
|
ND858 |
2013 10 07
|
Cancellation
|
GREGORY, Michael
|
ND397 |
2006 03 15 and 05 25
|
Suspension, one year
|
HANSEN, Ronald
|
ND606 |
2008 10 02
|
Cancellation
|
HARDING, Hugh
|
ND258 |
2002 10 18
|
Suspension, 8 months
|
HOWES, Norman
|
ND1583 |
2020 09 29
|
Cancellation
|
IFTODY, Tammy Lynn
|
ND314
|
2003 03 17
|
Suspension, 2 years and 3 months
|
JASTER, Jocelyn
|
ND78 |
1999 06 23
|
Cancellation
|
JEWAN, Raymond
|
ND385
|
2005 09 19
|
Suspension, six months
|
JISSINK, Andrew |
ND1352 |
2022 04 20 |
Cancellation |
KABACHIA, Steven Irungu
|
ND896 |
2014 11 19
|
Suspension, one year
|
KIRK, Paul
|
ND252 |
2005 12 05
|
Cancellation
|
KIRKLAND, Bruce Harold
|
ND232 |
2002 03 15
|
Suspension, 5 years
|
KOZENS, Gary John
|
ND294 |
2002 12 05
|
Cancellation
|
KRAHN, Steven Peter James
|
ND1323
|
2017 10 31
|
Suspension, one year
|
KRISTIAN, Jamey Brian
|
ND1235 |
2017 03 15
|
Cancellation
|
LANG, Douglas
|
ND1611/1619
|
2021 06 14
|
Cancellation
|
L, K |
ND1505
|
2021 09 27
|
Cancellation
|
LAPRADE, Lisa
|
ND1073/1074 |
2015 06 01
|
Suspension, three years
(amended on appeal) |
LEONG, Edward
|
ND873 |
2011 05 10 and reconvened 2011 06 29
|
Suspension, two years
|
LETHEBE, Leonard Herbert
|
ND754/755/777 |
2010 02 22
|
Cancellation
|
LIM, Tse Ming
|
ND1001 |
2013 05 27
|
Cancellation
|
MACLELLAN, Paul J
|
ND19 |
1998 01 21
|
Suspension, 5 years
|
MARTENS, Victor
|
ND233
|
2001 12 19
|
Cancellation
|
MASSEY, Nelene
|
ND968 |
2013 09 16
|
Cancellation
|
MASTEL, Bradly
|
ND1033 |
2014 01 06
|
Cancellation
|
MAZUTINEC, Shane Cameron
|
ND1121 |
2016 04 05
|
Cancellation
|
MCCRACKIN, Tyree
|
ND340 |
2004 05 26
|
Cancellation
|
MCKERRALL, Steven
|
ND1264 |
2017 03 22
|
Cancellation
|
MCNALLY, Mark
|
ND579
|
2008 10 23
|
Cancellation
|
MCNAMEE, Graham
|
ND124 |
2000 10 05
|
Suspension, 4 years
|
MENNES, Frieda
|
ND1331 |
2018 03 01 commenced
|
Cancellation (amended on appeal)
|
MILLER, John Christopher
|
ND1021 |
2014 07 03
|
Cancellation
|
MITTELSTEADT, Brett Daniel
|
ND1184 |
2016 09 30
|
Cancellation
|
NEUDECKER, Cari Marie
|
ND1575 |
2020 04 08
|
Cancellation
|
NICKEL, Brian
|
ND722 |
2010 02 04
|
Cancellation
|
OSTAPIW, Duane
|
ND345 |
2005 05 26
|
Cancellation
|
P, A
|
ND1433/1645 |
2020 09 10
|
Suspension, two years
|
PAOLINELLI, Robert
|
ND942 |
2013 12 16
|
Cancellation
|
PAUL, Douglas
|
ND377
|
2006 01 10
|
Suspension, one year |
PEGLAR, Murray M
|
ND188 |
2002 02 08
|
Suspension, 5 years
|
PELLETIER, Louis-Georges
|
ND1189
|
2016 04 11
|
Suspension, 6 months
|
PENNER, Timothy Wayne
|
ND183 |
2003 05 29
|
Cancellation
|
PICKUP, Gordon W
|
ND14 |
1997 09 11 and 12 16
|
Cancellation
|
R, D
|
ND927 |
2013 01 10
|
Cancellation
|
R, S
|
ND1305
|
2018 01 22
|
Cancellation
|
ROLICA, Catherine |
ND1524 |
2021 12 08 |
Suspension, 1 month |
RYDER, Ulanda |
ND1476 |
2021 12 09 |
Cancellation |
ROUTHIER, Raymond Jules
|
ND95 |
2000 02 03
|
Cancellation
|
SALMON, Jentry |
ND1321/ND1372/ND1702
|
2021 10 01 |
Suspension, 2 years |
SAMETZ, Daryl
|
ND880 |
2014 06 19
|
Suspension, 6 months
|
SCHNAPP, Faryn
|
ND889 |
2012 12 11
|
Suspension, four years
|
SCHNELL, Dwayne
|
ND1610 |
2019 12 09
|
Cancellation
|
SCOTT, James Roy
|
ND1265
|
2017 05 16
|
Suspension, 2 years
|
SHEWCHUK, Robyn R
|
ND297
|
2003 12 11
|
Cancellation
|
SIMARD, Lori-Lee
|
ND560 |
2008 03 17
|
Cancellation
|
SNOWDEN, Beverly-Ann
|
ND85
|
2000 08 21
|
Suspension, 6 months (amended on appeal)
|
STAGG, Ritchie Scott
|
ND46 |
1998 12 16
|
Cancellation
|
STURGEON, Christine
|
ND511 |
2007 01 25
|
Suspension, one year
|
TAYLOR, Bruce Douglas
|
ND217 |
2003 04 29
|
Cancellation
|
Teacher X |
ND361 |
2004 09 30
|
Cancellation
|
THAI, Wayne
|
ND845
|
2011 07 07
|
Suspension, 5 years
|
TOLMAN, Tracy
|
ND542 |
2006 07 06
|
Cancellation
|
TRANTER (MASON), Jennifer Marie
|
ND1080 |
2014 12 18
|
Cancellation
|
VERREAULT, Jean-Francois
|
ND292 |
2003 04 14
|
Cancellation
|
WAGNER, Amy Belinda
|
ND768
|
2011 06 08
|
Suspension, one year (amended on appeal)
|
WASYLYK, Trevor Jason
|
ND1159 |
2016 02 26
|
Suspension, 2 years
|
WILSON, David
|
ND1270/1271 |
2017 06 12
|
Cancellation
|
WINDRIM, Dennis
|
ND54 |
1998 12 01
|
Suspension, one year
|
ZALOBA, Piotr Mariusz
|
ND1041 |
2016 04 22
|
Cancellation
|
View more information on the Alberta Teachers’ Association’s processes related to teacher conduct, including information on how to file a request for investigation.