Ann Ciaschini

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student.

The Member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges of sexual exploitation.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct including sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered the mandatory penalty of revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and a reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations including failing to address a parent's concerns, failing to promptly address a student's emotional needs, discussing inappropriate political views with students, showing inappropriate video clips, and disclosing a student's academic standing to another parent.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to comply with the Act and regulations, and for engaging in unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on professional boundaries before resuming any teaching position.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from her participation in a false invoicing scheme to defraud her husband's employer of over $864,000 USD.

The member and her husband were previously found liable for civil fraud.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, characterizing her actions as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and her Certificate of Qualification and Registration be suspended for eight months.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal and emotional abuse of students, including yelling and making inappropriate comments about the Children's Aid Society and corporal punishment.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his behaviour seriously interfered with a student's emotional development and failed to maintain professional boundaries.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension to be served consecutively to a previous suspension, completion of an anger management course, and $2,000 in costs.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student.

The misconduct included inappropriate electronic communications, giving gifts, and spending time alone with the student outside of an educational context.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-year suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the completion of a course on boundary violations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving her interactions with deaf students.

The member admitted to exhibiting anger and frustration, being rough and abrasive, and engaging in emotionally abusive conduct toward students, including pulling a safety ring away from a student and aggressively handling another.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea, finding her guilty of psychological or emotional abuse, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of her certificate, and the successful completion of anger management and classroom management courses.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct after she grabbed and shook a kindergarten student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to physical and psychological abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and contravening the Education Act.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the member to receive a reprimand and to successfully complete a pre-approved course in classroom and anger management.

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing for a teacher found to have engaged in professional misconduct, including physically abusing a student and communicating inappropriately with a principal and a colleague.

Accepting a joint submission, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and terms requiring the completion of coursework on anger management and professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

The member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs to the College.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member committed professional misconduct by using inappropriate physical force on a student with special needs and by communicating unprofessionally with his principal and a fellow teacher.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member aggressively removed headphones from the student's head and pulled him out of his chair, constituting physical abuse.

The Committee also found that the Member engaged in angry and aggressive confrontations with his principal and a colleague, failing to treat them with respect and dignity.

The Committee concluded that the Member failed to maintain the standards of the profession, physically abused a student, failed to comply with the Education Act, and engaged in unprofessional conduct.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, which included grooming behaviour, inappropriate electronic communications, and sexual abuse.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and required the Member to appear for an oral reprimand.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for providing false information on his application for registration with the Ontario College of Teachers.

He failed to disclose that his teaching credentials had been revoked in California and that he was facing criminal charges in Arizona.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his certificate, and the completion of a course on professional ethics before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate, sexist, and demeaning comments to students, including those with special needs, and for mocking the school principal.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of verbal and psychological abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in disgraceful and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a comprehensive course on professional boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The College submitted that after interviewing potential witnesses and assessing the anticipated evidence, there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it reasonable and appropriate, as it is not in the public interest to expend resources on a matter with no reasonable prospect of success.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired member who had been convicted of two counts of sexual assault against former students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on his criminal convictions for sexually assaulting two male students in the 1980s while offering after-school assistance.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, finding that his egregious abuse of his position of trust and authority warranted the most severe penalty available.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to report a student's disclosure of physical abuse by her father to the Children's Aid Society, contrary to his duty under the Child and Family Services Act.

Instead of reporting, the Member attempted to mediate the situation with the parents and told the student's homeroom teacher to make her own call.

The Member had previously pleaded guilty in criminal court to failing to report a child in need of protection.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and noting that the Member had already completed required coursework on professional boundaries and the duty to report.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging she engaged in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student.

The member had previously been convicted of sexual exploitation under the Criminal Code for the same conduct.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

As the conduct involved sexual abuse, the Committee was required by statute to order the mandatory penalty of a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The College submitted there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The member's counsel agreed, noting that a Children's Aid Society investigation had already found the member did not violate the duty to report under the Child and Family Services Act.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding it was not in the public interest to proceed where there was no reasonable prospect of a finding.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct set out in the Notice of Hearing against the member.

The member was not present or represented.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, accepting the College's submission that there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The Committee found the withdrawal to be reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct following criminal convictions for assault and assault causing bodily harm against his estranged wife and her partner.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, the completion of a stress and anger management course, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for repeatedly using profanity, making inappropriate gestures, discussing his personal marijuana use, and making inappropriate sexual remarks about his genitals in the presence of students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a course on student sensitivities.

The Committee also ordered that the Member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that the aggravating factors of repeated misconduct despite prior warnings outweighed the mitigating factors.