Anne Marie Levesque

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to boundary violations with two male students.

The member pleaded no contest to failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The misconduct included suggesting outings, giving an inappropriate birthday card, providing a disposable camera, hugging a student, and leaving students unsupervised.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision without the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who downloaded items, including a curriculum vitae, from a colleague's personal computer without consent.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a course on professional boundaries and ethics, and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

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

Upon consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct after failing to prevent a classroom door from closing on a student's fingers and inappropriately taking another student by the hand.

The Member entered a plea of no contest and admitted to failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a verbal reprimand, the completion of an Additional Basic Qualification Course in Special Education, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

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

The allegations were based on two unsatisfactory performance appraisals conducted by the same person within a short period, which were vague and subjective.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, finding that it would be difficult to prove incompetence on this basis and that withdrawal served the public interest.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for fastening a student to a chair with masking tape as a joke and calling him 'pig-headed'.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea, finding that her actions failed to maintain the standards of the profession and were disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional.

The Committee ordered the member to appear in person for a verbal reprimand, complete a specified course on respecting boundaries, and directed that a summary of the decision be published without identifying the member.

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

During the 2004/2005 academic year, the member used inappropriate language, engaged in horseplay with male students, and used physical contact to discipline students.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted that his actions constituted conduct unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the member to be counselled, complete a course in positive classroom management strategies, and directing that a summary of the decision be published without the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member was incompetent based on two unsatisfactory performance appraisals conducted over a four-month period.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee dismissed the allegation, finding that unsatisfactory performance appraisals alone, without corroborating evidence such as lesson plans or student evaluations, were insufficient to prove incompetence under the Act.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving inappropriate physical contact and verbal comments toward students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, physical abuse, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

The member, a Grade 8 teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

The member had used a storage cupboard as a disciplinary strategy, isolating students, and distributed a math assignment containing offensive questions referencing criminal activities and sexual content.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a professional ethics course, and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including using inappropriate language, making negative and racialized comments, and making inappropriate physical contact with students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The penalty included a reprimand, a requirement to complete a course on appropriate boundaries, and publication of the summary without the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student.

The member pleaded no contest and admitted to the facts, which included sending sexually explicit text messages and engaging in sexual intercourse with the student.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that the decision be published with the member's name, emphasizing the need for general and specific deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he initiated and conducted an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student, which included inappropriate communications, physical contact of a sexual nature, and overnight stays at his home.

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

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed publication of the decision with the member's name, denying his request to delay publication.