Hanno Weinberger

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in unprofessional and bullying behaviour towards a colleague who had been appointed as a Jewish Equity Coach.

The Member sent frequent, unsolicited, and critical emails to the colleague, and publicly chastised him in front of other staff.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on appropriate communication and interactions with professional colleagues.

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

The member entered a guilty plea and the parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct by acting unprofessionally.

The Committee accepted the joint submission and ordered a reprimand and the imposition of terms, conditions, or limitations on the member's certificate, requiring the successful completion of a course in appropriate communication and interactions with professional colleagues.

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 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 was previously found to have engaged in professional misconduct by making derogatory and offensive remarks to students, making inappropriate sexualized comments on Facebook, and demonstrating poor professional behaviour.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of coursework regarding classroom management and appropriate communication.

The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers, admitting to sexually touching a student on two occasions between 1978 and 1979.

The Member had previously been convicted of indecent assault under the Criminal Code for the same conduct.

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 Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who made numerous racist, sexist, and homophobic comments to students during class and sent an inappropriate email regarding critical race theory to school staff.

The member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a four-month suspension.

The Committee noted that the member had already resigned from the College and signed an undertaking never to seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario again.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted of three counts of voyeurism under the Criminal Code.

Between 2018 and 2021, the Member surreptitiously recorded numerous women in various states of undress while working as a photographer.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted professional misconduct, including engaging in a prescribed sexual act.

Pursuant to a joint submission on penalty and the mandatory provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and his teaching certificate be immediately revoked.

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

The College advised that after assessing the evidence, there was insufficient evidence to obtain a finding of professional misconduct.

The Member supported the request.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a matter with insufficient evidence.

The member requested an adjournment of his penalty hearing due to health issues and an inability to obtain legal representation.

The College consented to a short adjournment, noting this was the member's first adjournment request at the penalty stage.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, ordering the parties to collaborate on scheduling a new date that will be peremptory on the member.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct involving multiple students.

Following a plea of no contest and a Statement of Uncontested Facts, the Discipline Committee found the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

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

A mandatory publication ban was ordered to protect the identities of the students involved.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who pled guilty to possession of child pornography under the Criminal Code.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct and a prohibited act involving child pornography.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a secondary school teacher for professional misconduct involving boundary violations with four female students.

The Member admitted to making inappropriate comments about a student's physical appearance, touching a student without permission during class demonstrations, hugging students, and sending inappropriate text messages.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

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

The College submitted that, after assessing the evidence, there was no reasonable prospect of establishing the allegations.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that it was not in the public interest to proceed with a matter where there was insufficient evidence to obtain a finding of professional misconduct.

The member, a director of education, faced allegations of professional misconduct for improperly expensing personal accommodation and travel costs to his board-issued credit card.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and fully repaid the expenses prior to any complaint.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to keep records, signing false or misleading documents, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for alleged professional misconduct, including making inappropriate comments to students in class, at a gas station, and on Facebook.

The Discipline Committee found that the member verbally and psychologically abused students by calling them derogatory names.

The Committee also found that the member's Facebook posts, which included sexist and demeaning comments about women and victims of sexual assault, constituted sexual misconduct.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct, with a penalty hearing to be scheduled.

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

The College cited diminished ability to prove the allegations and the member's execution of an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment in which he permanently resigned his membership and agreed never to teach in Ontario again.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in light of the undertaking served to protect the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for inappropriate physical contact with a colleague during an off-duty social event.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, specifically unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a member, for touching his colleague intimately without her consent on two occasions in one night.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the completion of coursework on professional relations and boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour and boundary violations with a student, both while she was his student and after she graduated.

This included sending inappropriate and sexually suggestive messages, meeting outside of school, and discussing personal and marital issues.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 20-month suspension, and terms and conditions requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries and undergo therapy.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who served as a Director of Education.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving a years-long pattern of making disrespectful, demeaning, and threatening comments to and about staff and trustees, making offensive comments about Indigenous people, falling asleep during work (including a student hearing), and throwing board property.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of a conflict resolution course.