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    a ) n e g a t i v eo r o t h e r w i s e d e m e a n i n g c o m m e n t s m a d e o t h e b o y s ' b a s k e t b a l l t e a m ,

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    c o n d t t c t of e r t i f i c a t e h o l d e r s h a B r i t i s h Columbia . These Standards p p l y t o c e r t i f i c a t eh o l d e r sw h o r e c o a c h i n ge x t r a- c u r r i c u l a r s p o r t i n g e v e n t s j u s t a st h e y a p p l y t o t e a c h e r s w o r k i n gi n t h ec l a s s r o o m .

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    a p r o f e s s i o n ' s w a y of communica t i ng o i t s m e m b e r s a n d t h e p u b l i c t h e

    d e s c r i p t i o n of h e work o f r o f e s s i o n a l s —what h e y k n o w, what h e y a r e m a l e t o d o ,

    a n d h o w h e y comport h e m s e l v e sas h e y s e r v e t h e p u b l i c .

    I t i s w e l l- e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h e c a s e law t h a t a b r e a c h of h e S t a n d a r d sdoes o t n e c e s s a r i l yc o n s t i t u t e p r o f e s s i o n a l m i s c o n d u c t ,T h e b r e a c h mns t be a marked d e p a r t u r e f r o m t h e S t a n d e n *b e f o r e i t i s s e r i o u s e n o u g h t o c o n s t i t u t e p r o l e s s k m a lt n i s c o n d u c t .T h e s s e s s m e n tof h e c o n d u c ta l s o m u s t be m a d e h a v i n gr e g a r d t o a l lof h e e v i d e n c e ,b o t h f o r and a g a i n s t .

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    on h e :c o n t e x t i n which h e conduct c c u r r e d , n c l u d i n gsuch a c t o r s u s t h e a g e and b i l i t yof h es t u d e n t s , h e e d u c a t i o n a ls e t t i n g , a n c l t h e s p e c i f i c a c t i v i t y . F o r e . x a m p l e ,t h e a c t o l ' a t e a c h e r

    y e l l i n g a t s t u d e n t s m a y be m i s c o n d u c tw h e n t o c c u r s i n t h e c l a s s r o o m b u t m a y n o t be f i t o c c u r so u t s i d e d u r i n g s p o r t s d a y a n d w i l l a l s o depend o n h e s u b s t a n c eof what h e t e a c h e r y e l l s and t h ed i s t a n c e of h e t e a c h e r f r o n t t h e s t u d e n t s ,

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    I n t h i s e a s e , h e c o n t e x t i n which t h e c o n d u c ta l l e g e d a g a i n s t 10 14 1 1 I o c c u r r e d i n c l u d e s

    t h e s e f a c t o r s :

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    ( b ) m o s t o f h e c o n d u c to c c u r r e d i n a g y m d u r i n g p r a c t i c e s o r games , h i c h i s ani n h e r e n t l y n o i s y e n v i r o m n e n t ;and

    t h e s t u d e n t s were engaged n a v o l u n t a r y , x t r a- c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t y wh ic h t h e y h a d

    t h e o p t i o n t o p u r s u e , r a t h e r t h a n i n t h e c l a s s r o o mi n t h e d e l i v e r y a m e n d a t o r y

    c u r r i c u l u m w i t h p r e s c r i b e d t eaming ou tcomes .

    t v l o r ei m p o r t a n t l y , h e c o n d u c to c c u r r e d i n t h e c o n t e x t o f o a c h i n g , t u de n t si n a c o m p e t i t i v e

    s p o r t a t t h e h i g h e s ts c h o o l l e v e l . t i s w i d e l y a c c e p t e dt h a t s c h o o l s p o r t s p r o g r a m sb e c o m e

    i n c r e a s i n g l yc o m p e t i t i v et h r o u g h o u th i g h s c h o o l . A t h e e l e m e n t a r yl e v e l , t h e e mp ha s i s of h ep r o g r a m. i s t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n of l l s t u d e n t s w h o w i s h t o p l a y , a s w e l l a s k i l ld e v e l o p m e n t a n d

    en joymen t of p o r t . A t t h e h i g h s c h o o l l e v e l , h e program i n e r e a s i n g l y e m p h a s i z e st h e s k i l l

    a b i l i t y and c o m m i t m e n t o f l a y e r s . There s a r tongoing e n s i o n b e t w e e nw i n n i n ga n d

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    s a t i s f y e v e r y s t u d e n t and t h e i r p a r e n t s . A oa c h s r e s p o n s i b l et o co ach t h e whole t e a m ,

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    t h e s t u d e n t s , T h e a c t i s t h a t t coach c a n n o t u l f i l lt h e needs and p r e f e r e n c e sof a c h i n d i v i d u a l

    s t u d e n to n h e t e a m h r o u g h o u tt h e e n t i r e s e a s o nand t h e f a i l u r e t o d o s o c a n n o t r e a s o n a b l yb e

    c o n s i d e r e da r e a c h o f h e S t a n d a r d s .

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    e x p r e s s e d b y t u d e n t s and p a r e n t s . S o m e e l t t h a t t h e program s h o u l d b e i n e l u s i o n a r y , a l l o w i n gp a r t i c i p a t i o n o f t u d e n t s r e g a r d l e s s o f k i l l a b i l i t y o r c o m m i t oat , h i l e o t h e r s e l t t h a t

    o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o p l a y s h o u l d b e c c o r d e d b y m e r i t , and t i l l o t h e r s f e l tt h a t t h e p r o g r a ms h o u l d b e

    d i r e c t e d t o w a r d se n h a n c i n gt h e p r o s p e c t so f p e c i f i c s t u d e n t s t o p l a y a t t h e u n i v e r s i t y l e v e l . I n

    l i g h t o f h e s e v e r y d i f f e r e n t e x p e c t a t i o n s , t i s n o t s u r p r i s i n g t h a t s o m e t u d e n t s and p a r e n t s w e r e

    u n h a p p y w i t h d e c i s i o n s which were m a d e b y v t . r I l y d e - L a y .

    A n o t h e rf e a t u r e o f i g h s c h o o ls p o r t i s t h e demand ing n a t u r e o f o m p e t i t i o na t t h e h i g h e r

    I t i s a O M I 1 1 0 1 1f e a t u r e ofcoaching t t h e h i g h s c h o o l l e v e l t h a t a k e y p a r t o f h e c o a c h s

    r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s t o p u s h h e s t u d e n t s t o a i g h e r p e r f o r m a n c e .C o n c h e s u s e a v a r i e t y o fs t r a t e g i e s , which c o m m o n l y n c l u d e i d e n t i f y i n g h o w a t u d e n t m a y improve p e r f o r m a n c e ,w i t h

    c o r r e c t i o n o c c u r r i n gd u r i n g p r a c t i c e s a n d g a m e s and o f t e n i n t h e p r e s e n c eo f t h e r t e a m

    m e m b e r s , a n d i d l y a s s e s s i n gl e a r n p e r f o r m a n c eand i d e n t i f y i n g w e a k n e s s e so r r e a s o n s f o r p o o r

    p e r f o r m a n c eand communica t i ng h e s e o b s e r v a t i o n st o t h e t e am, ommunica t ing w i t h s t u d e n t s i n

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    l e v e l s i n o r d e r t o i m p r o v e i t n e s s , and r e q u i r i n g a t t e n d a n c ea t p r a e t i e e s and g a m e s .T h e a c t t h a t

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    a l ls t u d e n t s do o t t h r i v e i n o r e n j o y t h i s e n v i r o m n e n tdoes o t of t s e l fm a k e h e c o n d u c t a

    b r e a c h o . ft h e S t a n d a r d s ,

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    communica t e n d m o t i v a t es t u d e n t s i n w a y s which a r e r e s p e c t f u l a n d age - a p p r o p r i a t e . o a c hw h o s e s demean ing r b e l i t t l i n g c o m m e n t s r c o n d u c tt o w a r d ss t u d e n t s w i l l b r e a c h t h e

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    e f f e c t of e i n g demean ing or e l i t t l i n g :

    a ) t h e c o a c h ought o k n o w w h e n a r e a s o n a b l yo b j e c t i v e b y s t a n d e r o b s e r v i n gt h econduct would i n d t h a t i t i s demean ing r b e l i t t l i n ga c c o r d i n gt o v i d e l y a c c e p t e ds o c i a l s t a n d a r d s ,and

    h) t h e coach k n o w s w h e n he a s a c t u a l knowledge h a t t h e c o n d u c t i s c o n s i d e r e ddemean ing or e l i t t l i n gb e c a u s ei t h a s b e e n b r o u g h tt o h i s a t t e n t i o n by a n o t h e r

    p e r s o n , w h e t h e ra c o l l e a g u e ,a d m i n i s t r a t o r , a n o t h e rs t u d e n tor h e s t u d e n t w h o ss u b j e c t t o t h e b e h a v i o r .

    Under h i s t e s t a coach w h o n t e n t i o n a l l y engages n t h i s k i n d of o n d u c t would b e f o u n d i nb r e a c h of h e S t a n d a r d s ,a s w i l l t h e coach w h o i d n o t i n t e n d t o b e l i t t l eo r demean , u t whosec o n d u c t o b j e c t i v e l y and e a s o n a b l yh a s t h a t e f f e c t , o r w h o a s been o l d h a s t h a t e f f e c t . t

    i n c l u d e s b o t h e x p r e s sc o m m e n t s s w e l l as body a n g u a g et h a t r e a s o n a b l yconveys u c h a

    m e s s a g e .W h e n t i s b r o u g h tt o a o a c h ' s a t t e n t i o n t h a t h i s c o n d u c t m a y e a s o n a b l yb e e r c e i v e das i s r e s p e c t f u l , b e l i t t l i n gh u m i l i a t i n g , r b u l l y i n g , h a t c o a c h mus t d j u s t h i s b e h a v i o ro r r i s kd i s c i p l i n a r y p r o c e e d i n g s . oach w h o does n o t a d j u s t h i sb e h a v i o ra f t e r s u c h a w a r n i n gt r a y b e

    c o n s i d e r e d t o b e i n t e n t i o n a l l y engag in g n c o n d u c ti n b r e a c h of h e S t a n d a r d s .

    n x c e l l e n t conch w i l l c o n t i n u o u s l ya d j u s t h i s s t y l e and t r a t e g i e s t o . ms u r e t h a t a l ls t u d e n t shave a good p p o r t u n i t yf o r s k i l l s development and a r e a p p r o p r i a t e l y m o t i v a t e d d u r i n gg a m e s

    a n d p r a c t i c e s . H o w e v e r, a coach w h o does o t i s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y i n b r e a c h of h e S t a n d a r d s , a n deven where he s u n l e s s h i s conduct s a marked e p a r t u r e from t h e S t a n d a r d s i t does o tc o n s t i t u t e p r o f e s s i o n a lm i s c o n d u c t . t i s u n l i k e l y t h a t a p a n e l would m a k e an d v e r s e f i n d i n gw h e n a coach u s e s a t y l e or t r a t e g i e s t h a t a r e w i d e l y a e c a p t c d w i t h i n t h e h i g hs c h o o ls p o r t s

    communi ty.

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    A f t e r an n v e s t i g a t i o n , f u r t h e r a c t i o n i s n o t t a k e n u n d e rs e c t i o n 52 f :

    a ) t h e m a t t e r i s n o t w i t h i n t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of h e c o m m i s s i o n e ro r a p a n e l ;

    b ) t h e t n a t t e r i s f r i v o l o u s , v e x a t i o n so r t r i v i a lo r g i v e s r i s e t o an a b u s eof r o c e s s ;

    e ) t h e r e p o r t or o m p l a i n tt h a t l e d t o t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n w a s m a d e n bad a i t ho r f i l e d

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    f o r a n i m p r o p e r p u r p o s eo r m o t i v e ;

    t h e r e i s n o e a s o n a b l ep r o s p e c tt h a t t h e r e p o r t o f o m p l a i n to r a m a t t e r r e l a t i n g t o

    t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n w i l l r e s u l t i n a n a d v e r s e f i n d i n g by a p a n e l ;

    I t i s n o t i n t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t t o t a k e f u r t h e r a c t i o n i n r e s p e c t o f h e m a t t e r ;

    t h e m a t t e r h a s n o t b e e n p u r s u e d i n a t i m e l y m a n n e r.

    I n o r d e r t o t a k e f u r t h e r a c t i o n b y i s s u i n g a i t a t i o n o r i n i t i a t i n g t h e c o n s e n t r e s o l u t i o n p r o c e s s ,

    m u s t b e a t i s f i e dt h a t t h e r e i s a e a s o n a b l e p r o s p e c tt h a t i r t h e m a t t e r p r o c e e d e dt o h e a r i n gap a n e l w o u l d m a k e a n a d v e r s ef i n d i n g u n d e rs e c t i o n 63 o f h e Te a c h e r , sA c t . I n o r d e r t o f i n d t h a tt h e r e i s a r e a s o n a b l ep r o s p e c to f n d v e r s e f i n d i n g , t h e r e m u s t b e s u f f i c i e n t e v i d e n c et o

    d e m o n s t r a t et o a p a n e l t h r o u g hs p e c i f i c e x a m p l e s o f o n d u c tt h a t t h e t e a c h e r s c o n d u c ti s a

    m a r k e d d e p a r t u r ef r o m t h e e x p e c t a t i o n ss e t o u t i n t h e S t a n d a r d s .

    I n t h i s m a t t e r , s t a t e m e n t s w e r e m a d e n t h e c o m p l a i n ta n d i n v e s t i g a t i o n t h a t e x p r e s s e d

    c o n c l u s i o n sa b o u tM r. H y d e- L a y sc o n d u c to r t h a t c h a r a c t e r i z e di t i n a c e r t a i n w a y. f t e n t h e

    e v i d e n c ea v a i l a b l e a s n s u f f i c i e n t t o s u p p o r t t h e s e e o x t e l u s o r ys t a t e m e n t s . I n o r d e r t o p r o c e e d

    f u r t h e r b y s s u i n ga i t a t i o n , t h e m a t e r i a l r a c t s o f h e c o n d u c tt h a t a l l e g e d l y o c c u r r e dm n s t b e

    s p e c i f i e d I n \ w i l i n g i n a c i t a t i o n i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d es a t i s f a c t o r y n o t i c e t o a e s p o n d e n tt e a c h e r o f

    t h e e a s e a g a i n s t h i m f h e r ei s n o s p e c i f i c e v i d e n c eo f o n d u c t h a t i s i n b r e a c ho f n e o r m o r e

    o f h eS t a n d a r d s ,t h e r e i s n o e a s o n a b l ep r o s p e c tt h a t a a n e l w o u l d m a k e a n d v e r s ef i n d i n g .

    F u r t h e r ,t h e l i k e l i h o o do f a n a d v e r s e f i n d i n g m u s t b e c o n s i d e r e dt a k i n g i n t o a c c o u n tb o t h t h e

    e v i d e n c et h a t s u p p o r t sa n a l l e g a t i o n , a s w e l l a s e v i d e n c et h a t d o e s n o t s u p p o r ti t . T h i s k i S S e S S I T 1 0 1 1 1

    i s n o t a n a s s e s s m e n to f r e d i b i l i t y, b u t a w e i g h i n g W a l lo f h e e v i d e n c et h a t a p a n e l m a yc o n s i d e r ,i n c l u d i n gw h e t h e rt h e r e i s c o r r o b o r a t i v ee v i d e n c ef r o m p e r s o n s w h o w e r ei n a p o s i t i o n

    t o o b s e r v et h e a l l e g e d m i s c o n d u c t .

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    m a d e t a t e m e n t sb y m a i l ; h e y d i d n o t i n d i c a t e a n y i s s u e s w i t h M r H y d e- L a y ' s c o n d u c t .

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    t h i n k of nyone h e y would a t h e r h a v e o a c h i n gh e r s o n , and s h e w a s c o m p l e t e l y

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    l e v e l of o a c h i n ga v a i l a b l e i n t h e c i t y .

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    c o n d u c t .

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    not n t e n d e dt o b e communicated o or h e a r d b y t u d e n t s .

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    d i d n o t m e n t i o nany w e a r i n g b y M r. l y d e - L a y , v h i c hs u p p o r t s

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    and 2 . However, n t h i s e a s e , a a n e l m a y o t f i n d t h e c o n d u c tc o n s t i t u t e s p r o f e s s i o n a lm i s c o n d u c tb e c a u s e t h e p r e p o n d e r a n c eof h e e v i d e n c e i s t h a t t h e s w e a r i n g w a s e t i n t e n d e d t o

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    c o n d u c t i s p r o b a b l yn o t a marked d e p a r t u r e from t h e S t a n d a r s t o c o n s t i t u t e p r o f e s s i o n a lm i s c o n d u c t ,p a r t i c u l a r l y when t o c c u r s o u t s i d e of l a s s s e t t i n g . F u r t h e r , t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t

    does o t f a v o u r t a k i n g f u r t h e r a c t i o n i n t h e s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , a r t i c u l a r l y s i n c e t h i s p r o c e s s h a s

    b r o u g h tt o i v i r .Hyde - L a y ' s a t t e n t i o n t h a t such c o n d u c t s i n a p p r o p r i a t e .

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    u m b e r of t u d e n t s and p a r e n t s r e p o r t e d t h a t M r. l y d e - L a yy e l l e d and g e s t u r e d a t t u d e n t s .Video c l i p s were r o v i d e d 'w h i c h s h o w h a t M r. Hyde -Lay h a s a n a n i m a t e d , i n t e n s e a n d o f t e na g i t a t e d MalinCr h i l e c o a c h i n g from t h e s i d e of h e c o u r t . l e y e l l s a n d d i s p l a y se n e r g e t i c

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    s t a t e m e n to r b e i n t e r v i e w e d .

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    c o n d u c ta s x p r e s s i n ga n g e r , and, n p a r t i c u l a r , a n g e r a t them.

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    r a n g e o f t u d e n t s i f he t o n e d d o w n i s y e l l i n g a n d e s t u r i n g . However, h e r e i s no r e a s o n a b l e

    p r o s p e c t t h a t a p a n e l would f i n d t h a t t h i s conduct s a marked d e p a r t u r ef r o m t h e S t a n d a r d sand

    c o n s t i t u t e s p r o f e s s i o n a l misconduc t o r t h e f o l l o w i n gr e a s o n s :

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    t h e c o n d u c to c c u r r e d h i t h e c o n t e x t o f o m e t i t i v es p o r t a t t h e s e n i o r h i g h s c h o o ll e v e l , where t i s a c o m m o n e a t u r e t h a t coaches p t t s h s t u d e n t s t o a c h i e v e t h e i r

    v e r y b e s t , i n c l u d i n g b y y e l l i n g and g e s t u r i n g and e x p r e s s i n g d i s a p p o i n t m e n to rf r u s t r a t i o n ; a nd

    t h e c o n d u c to f M r. Hyde -Lay w a s e r c e i v e d t o he c c e p t a b l e b y t h e m a j o r i t y o f h e

    s t u d e n t s a n d b y o t h e r s w h o b s e r v e d him.

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    p r o f e s i l o n a l t r t i t d u c t a s e d S o l e l ye n h e i n b j e e t i Ve e v i d e n c e .Of h o w a m a l l n u m b e r o fs t u d e n t s . e r e t i V e d i t . e n e r a l l y , i n o r d e r f o r i n t e r p e r s o n a l b e h a v i o rt o b e w r o n g f u la t l a w , s i n a

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    t h a t t h e c o n d u c t w a s viewed t h i s way o r had a e g a t i v e e f f e c t .

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