Englefeld teacher guilty of professional misconduct

A former teacher and coach from Englefeld, Sask., has been found guilty of professional misconduct after he allegedly instigated a sexual relationship with one of his students in 2004.

A notice posted to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) website earlier in January states Desi Zimmerman was found guilty and a penalty hearing for the teacher is set for Jan. 20.

Zimmerman was the subject of a two-day disciplinary hearing in October 2016. A now 31-year-old complainant claims he had kissed her in a gymnasium office and some weeks later, drove her to “the middle of nowhere” and had sex with her while she was an 18-year-old student.

During the hearing, Zimmerman’s lawyer, Scott Spencer, suggested the woman lied about when Zimmerman drove her to a remote rural location near Englefeld and had sex with her.  (more...)

Englefeld teacher guilty of professional misconduct

Update:

Teacher certificate cancellation recommended for former Englefeld teacher and coach

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Since December 8, 2010, the popularity of the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wisconsin, has increased on account of Bishop David Ricken’s declaration of moral certainty, that the 1859 apparitions are worthy of belief. Today, hundreds of people visit the shrine each day to pray at the site where Mary appeared, at the gravesite of the visionary, Sister Adele Brise, and to learn about Our Lady’s message and mission. While some come to the shrine on their own accord, others come as part of a parish pilgrimage, led by their priest. Given that the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help is the only place recognized as a site of an approved Marian apparition in the United States of America, it is important for priests to integrate the story of this apparition into their lives and ministry. I propose a threefold approach for clergy to understanding the importance of the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help: spiritual, pastoral, and missiological.  (more...)

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