Benoît Dussault

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member engaged in professional misconduct by failing to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with students.

Following a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member receive a reprimand, complete a pre-approved course on professional boundaries, and serve a one-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging he made numerous inappropriate, verbally abusive, and unprofessional comments to students and colleagues during the 2016-2017 academic year.

The member did not attend the hearing but entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, admitting to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The parties presented a joint submission on penalty proposing a reprimand and the completion of a course on professional ethics.

Applying the Anthony-Cook test, the panel reluctantly accepted the joint submission, noting that while the conduct warranted a suspension, the proposed penalty was not so unreasonable as to bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member.

The member did not attend the hearing but entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct, specifically unprofessional conduct, and reserved its decision on penalty.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for a pattern of concerning interactions with students, including inappropriate physical contact, yelling, and using demeaning language.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate requiring the completion of coursework on professional boundaries and anger management.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching students, using his cell phone during instructional time to conduct personal business, yelling and swearing at students, and hitting two students with a metre stick.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and verbal abuse, and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of coursework on anger management, classroom management, and boundaries.

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

The Member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the Member's case had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for making inappropriate comments to students, assigning inappropriate journal topics, and failing to adequately supervise a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students, failing to supervise, and disgraceful or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a course on professional boundaries, a three-month suspension, and costs of $3,000.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member for professional misconduct.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct contrary to several subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a course on professional boundaries, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and $3,000 in costs.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who inappropriately placed her hands on a student's shoulders to stabilize him, causing her fingernail to scratch the student's neck.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student and failing to maintain professional standards.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete a course in classroom management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who sexually harassed two colleagues by touching them inappropriately after consuming excessive alcohol at a professional conference.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for providing students with sexually explicit content, creating a class list with derogatory nicknames, and making racial and sexual comments.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the completion of a boundaries course.