Justine Kwochka has not appealed a Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation ruling that is stripping her of her Saskatchewan teaching certification.
The former Midale Central School educator was given a 30-day window in which to appeal the STF disciplinary committtee's recommendation to cancel her provincial teaching certificate.
Kwockha has one final opportunity to appeal the action since the recommendation now proceeds to the Ministry of Education for removal of her teaching status. Again, she will be given a 30-day period in which to submit an appeal. If not, then the teacher will be prohibited from teaching in Saskatchewan and the results of the ban will be made known to other Canadian educational jurisdictions.
Shelly Tootoosis, associate executive director of the STF, said that beginning April 1, the federation will be publicly posting their disciplinary hearing calls and results as part of the reformation of their disciplinary policies. The federation has struggled in the past with their dual-purpose role of being both advocate and disciplinarian for their members.
Kwochka, who did not appear in person before the disciplinary or penalty committees of the STF, was found guilty of professional misconduct after it was revealed she had engaged in a sexual relationship with a senior student at Midale Central where she had been employed as an elementary grade instructor in the kindergarten to Grade 12 school.
