Gabrielle Blais

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

With the consent of the parties, and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Member, a former high school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for her role in tampering with EQAO literacy test booklets.

Contrary to EQAO protocols, the Member participated in and condoned the practice of reviewing completed test booklets and having students return to complete unfinished answers before sealing them.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 10-month suspension of her teaching certificate (reducible to 8 months upon completion of an ethics course), and publication of the decision.

The Member, a vice-principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct relating to the administration of the Grade 10 EQAO literacy test.

She failed to correct staff who gave inappropriate instructions to scribes and participated in reviewing and completing test booklets after students had left the testing area.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found her guilty of failing to maintain professional standards, failing to adequately supervise staff, and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, publication, and a six-month suspension of her teaching certificate, which could be reduced to four months upon successful completion of an ethics course.

The Member, a music teacher, engaged in sexual acts with a student and was subsequently convicted of sexual exploitation, receiving a 15-month custodial sentence.

At a discipline hearing, the Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty and ordering the immediate revocation of his certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member, Jo Ann Elizabeth Hall.

The Discipline Committee considered the submissions and, upon the consent of the parties, authorized the College to withdraw the allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing.

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.

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

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and failing to adequately supervise students in his special education class.

Over a two-year period, the Member demonstrated difficulties with classroom management, student discipline, and curriculum delivery, receiving unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension to be postponed and ultimately waived if the Member successfully completes approved courses in curriculum planning and classroom management within six months, along with a two-year monitoring period.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a teacher for using inappropriate force against two Grade 2 students, including striking one in the forehead and dragging another by the arm.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and guilty plea, finding the teacher guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and a six-month suspension, which would be postponed and ultimately not imposed if the teacher successfully completed an Additional Qualification course in Special Education.

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

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served the public interest.

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

With the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served the public interest.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal in exchange for resigning his membership, surrendering his certificate, and undertaking never to seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the member's undertaking was reasonable and protected the public interest.

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

The member did not appear but consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served the public interest.

The College brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, a teacher, for inappropriate behaviour including inappropriate touching of students, making inappropriate comments, and poor classroom management.

The Member pled no contest and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, the completion of courses in classroom management and professional boundaries, a performance review upon return to teaching, and publication of the decision.

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

The member admitted to inappropriately raising her voice and using inappropriate force in disciplining two students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, publication of the decision, and imposed terms on the member's certificate requiring successful completion of courses in classroom management and anger management, failing which her certificate would be suspended.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for falsifying his teacher evaluation and using it to obtain new employment as a principal.

The Member pleaded no contest and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that such actions bring the integrity of the profession into disrepute.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, along with publication of the decision.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct stemming from an indecent assault on a student in 1971, for which he was previously found guilty in criminal court and granted an absolute discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that the findings be published in summary form without identifying the member.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been convicted criminally of possessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the uncontested criminal conviction.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed the publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member, a retired teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct and unethical conduct arising from inappropriate correspondence with a former student.

Over a one-year period, the member sent letters to the former student expressing romantic and sexual interest, thereby failing to uphold the honour, dignity, and ethical standards of the teaching profession.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directing publication of the findings in summary form without identifying names.

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

On consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee authorized the College to withdraw the allegations.