Image: Abbotsford School District / The B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation says an Abbotsford middle school teacher has lost his teaching certificate due to a sexual assault conviction and a related conviction on assault charges.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Teacher discipline

Abbotsford teacher loses certificate due to sexual assault, assault

Oct 31, 2024 | 9:16 AM

ABBOTSFORD — The B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation says an Abbotsford middle school teacher has lost his teaching certificate due to a sexual assault conviction and a related conviction on assault charges.

According to a consent resolution agreement published on the BCCTR website, SD34 employee Khaled Hanafi Dardir was charged on July 26, 2021, with three charges under the Criminal Code of Canada, including one count of sexual assault and two counts of assault. In August 2021, Abbotsford School District suspended Dardir from teaching under the School Act.

On April 14, 2023, Dardir pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of British Columbia in Surrey to one count of sexual assault that occurred in September 2020, and two counts of assault that happened in March and April of 2021. In January 2024, the court instituted a conditional discharge for Dardir and imposed probation for 24 months, mandated him not to have any contact with the victim, and required that he not possess a firearm for five years, among other conditions.

The convictions for sexual assault and assault weren’t Dardir’s first incident of misconduct. Abbotsford School District previously suspended Dardir for three days without pay in June 2020 for sexual harassment and harassment of a colleague. Dardir was required to complete remedial education as a result of the misconduct.

In the consent resolution agreement, Dardir has agreed to a cancellation of his teaching certificate. The commissioner said his actions undermined the confidence that the public should have in the teaching profession and the education system.

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However, if Dardir applies for a certificate of qualification or independent certificate of qualification in the future, it is agreed that authorities may consider the facts set out in the consent resolution agreement, any documents or other related evidence, and whether Dardir breached any terms of the agreement. Dardir signed the consent resolution agreement and agreed not to dispute any of the statements of fact against him.