Watch: ATA fines former teacher $32,500

Frieda Anne Mennes was banned from teaching by the Alberta Teacher’s Association on Monday and fined $32,500 for unprofessional conduct toward students, staff and parents dating back to 1981.
Mennes taught in several schools around Brooks in southeastern Alberta but spent most of her career in Bassano, a community 140 km east of Calgary.
She hasn’t taught since November 2016, when a complaint was filed and she went on paid leave.
The panel held a hearing for 23 days between March and