An Abbotsford teacher who was sentenced for the sexual assault of an intimate partner has had his teaching certificate revoked.
The decision against Khaled Hanafi Dardir was signed Oct. 16 and posted online Tuesday (Oct. 29) by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation.
Acting commissioner Donnaree Nygard wrote in the decision that Dardir was employed as a middle school teacher in Abbotsford when he was charged with three offences in July 26, 2021: one count of sexual assault and two counts of assault.
The school district suspended him from teaching on Aug. 18, 2021.
The document indicates that Dardir pleaded guilty to all three charges on April 14, 2023 and was sentenced in January 2024 to a conditional discharge and two years of probation.
The district previously disciplined Dardir in June 2020 for harassment and sexual harassment of a colleague, Nygard wrote.
At that time, he was suspended without pay for three days and was required to complete remedial education.
In her decision, Nygard stated that revoking his teaching certificate is now an “appropriate consequence.”
“Dardir’s criminal offences are of a nature that undermines the confidence of the public in the profession and in the education system,” she wrote.
Nygard said Dardir’s conduct occurred more than once and over a period of time. As well, she said he was violent towards an intimate partner and “his conduct was a breach of the trust that underpins such relationships.”
The decision revokes Dardir’s professional certificate of qualification, which was issued on Jan. 19, 2017.
He could now choose to re-apply for a certificate of qualification or for an independent school teaching certificate or other authorization to teach in the kindergarten to Grade 12 education system.
However, Nygard wrote that, in such an instance, the director of certification will be permitted to review the facts of the revocation decision, any document or evidence gathered during the investigation of the matter, and any evidence that he breached the agreement.
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