Damienne Lebrun-Reid

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member following his criminal conviction for possession of child pornography.

The Discipline Committee disposed of the matter without a hearing, finding that the member engaged in professional misconduct and a prohibited act involving child pornography under the Ontario College of Teachers Act.

As required by the Act, the Committee ordered that the member receive a written reprimand and directed the immediate revocation of his certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers referred allegations of professional misconduct against the member to the Discipline Committee following his criminal convictions for sexual interference and sexual exploitation.

The Committee disposed of the matter without a hearing, relying on the criminal court records.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing students and contravening a relevant law.

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and his certificate of qualification and registration be immediately revoked.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate personal communications with a student via Facebook Messenger and failing to report the student's mention of rape to a children's aid society.

The member pled no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including dishonourable and unprofessional conduct, conduct unbecoming a member, and failing to comply with the duty to report under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the successful completion of coursework on professional boundaries and ethics.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member engaged in professional misconduct by having a personal/romantic relationship and engaging in sexual touching with a former student between 1986 and 1988.

The Discipline Committee assessed the credibility and reliability of both the complainant and the Member.

The Committee found that while both witnesses were generally credible, the complainant's evidence contained inconsistencies regarding timelines and specific details of the alleged incidents.

The Committee concluded that the College failed to prove the allegations on a balance of probabilities and dismissed the professional misconduct charges.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for boundary violations, including communicating with students on his personal cell phone and driving a student in his personal vehicle outside of school hours, contrary to school policies.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and acknowledging the Member's prior completion of a professional boundaries course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for making inappropriate and sexist comments to students, including stating that 'girls belong in the kitchen'.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted a plea of no contest and an agreed statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, specifically verbal and psychological abuse.

The member resigned from the College and signed an undertaking never to teach again.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty and ordered a written reprimand to be recorded on the register.

The Member, a high school teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct, including sexual abuse and sexual misconduct, involving two students.

The Member developed inappropriate personal relationships with the students, propositioned one for sexual activity, and shared details of her sexual preferences with the other.

The Member also pled guilty criminally to assaulting one of the students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate, as mandated by the Ontario College of Teachers Act for findings of sexual abuse.

The member was previously found to have engaged in professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, by exchanging inappropriate electronic communications of a sexual nature on social media.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to revoke the member's certificate of qualification and registration, as mandated by the Ontario College of Teachers Act for findings of sexual abuse.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for alleged professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The member admitted to communicating with the student on social media while intoxicated but denied the communications were sexual in nature.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's late-night social media messages, which included comments on the student's appearance and sexually suggestive gestures, constituted sexual abuse.

The Committee also found the member engaged in verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, and that his actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

An interim suspension was ordered pending a penalty hearing.

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal and psychological abuse, disgraceful conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The uncontested facts established that the member made inappropriate and insensitive comments to students regarding their academic progress and mental health, and left a lighter and a bong unsecured in a classroom.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification, and the successful completion of coursework on classroom management and sensitivity training.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for failing to immediately report a student's allegation that another teacher had touched her inappropriately.

Instead of reporting the matter to the appropriate authorities, the Member told the student to stop talking about it and relied on the student's assurance that her father would report it to the school office.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to comply with the College's ethical standards, engaging in unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and noted that the Member had already completed a required course on professional ethics and the duty to report.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for making inappropriate, discriminatory, and sexually suggestive comments to and about students in class and on publicly available podcasts.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal abuse, psychological or emotional abuse, and sexual misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and the completion of coursework on classroom communication and cultural sensitivity.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a student by kissing her cheek and touching her vaginal area.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations based on findings from a prior criminal proceeding.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written reprimand, immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate, and reimbursement to the College for any funding provided under the Therapy and Counselling Program.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding that the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexually abused a student.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a transportation technology teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

During the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic years, he failed to adequately teach his classes, relying almost exclusively on video lessons and failing to answer student questions.

He also used the school's auto body shop and equipment to perform work for an external business, receiving financial benefits in return, and failed to report this conflict of interest.

The Discipline Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and the completion of coursework on curriculum, lesson planning, instructional strategies, and conflict of interest.

The Member, a school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for failing to inform a teacher about threats made against her by a student.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain proper order and discipline and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on relationships with colleagues and responsibilities of an education leader.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct, alleging physical and psychological abuse of five minor-aged referee trainees outside the school setting.

The Member had previously pled guilty to one count of assault under the Criminal Code for the same conduct, which involved inappropriate physical contact such as picking up the students and tickling their feet.

The Member admitted to the allegations and the parties presented an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Applying the public interest test from Anthony-Cook, the Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations against the member set out in a Notice of Hearing, as the member's case had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College.

The member's counsel consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing was reasonable and not contrary to the public interest.

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he failed to adequately supervise students, abandoned classes, and reacted aggressively to a student regarding an attendance sheet.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to supervise, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

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

The Member applied for reinstatement of his teaching certificate, which had been deemed revoked under section 30.3 of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 following a 2009 finding of professional misconduct involving the sexual abuse of a student.

The Member was permitted to apply for reinstatement because he had received a criminal pardon for his related conviction.

Applying the Lamarche factors, the Discipline Committee denied the application, finding that the Member lacked sufficient insight into his misconduct, had not undertaken adequate psychological counselling, and continued to view his relationship with the student as having developed naturally.

The Committee concluded that reinstatement would pose an unacceptable risk to students and negatively affect public trust in the profession.

The Registrar was directed to immediately revoke the Member's certificate.