Irene Cheung

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual assault and sexual interference involving a Grade [XXX] female student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the criminal conviction, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that his name be published in the College's official publication.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for sending sexually suggestive and personal text and Facebook messages to current and former students over a three-year period.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and completion of a boundary course.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence given the serious violation of teacher-student boundaries.

The Member, a retired teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate physical contact with a student, playing inappropriate videos in class, and making comments that made female students uncomfortable.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession, psychological or emotional abuse, and disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and a requirement to complete a course on boundary violations and professional ethics before returning to teaching.

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 the member guilty of professional misconduct under multiple subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

As a penalty, the Committee directed the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and ordered the publication of the decision.

The Member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after admitting to stealing approximately $1,140 from a colleague's bank account.

She had previously pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of possession of property obtained by crime and received a conditional discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of an ethics course.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the Member's name in the College's official publication, finding that the serious nature of the theft outweighed mitigating factors such as her guilty plea and clean prior record.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriate touching and comments directed at a female colleague and multiple female students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted the facts.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, completion of boundary and anger management courses, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

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

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member would be directed to be dealt with by another Committee of the College, and found that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Member, a vice-principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sending an inappropriate email containing sexual jokes to staff and for inappropriately touching a colleague's buttock during an awards assembly.

The Member admitted to sending the email but denied the touching allegation.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct on all counts, concluding her actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a course on professional boundaries, and publication of the decision with her name.

The Member was previously found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to appear before the Discipline Committee to receive a verbal reprimand.

The Member failed to appear despite numerous warnings and efforts by the College.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to comply with the previous order, demonstrating a lack of respect for the College's authority.

The Committee ordered that the Member receive a verbal reprimand prior to accepting any teaching position, suspended his Certificate of Qualification and Registration for three months, and directed publication of the decision with his name.

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

The Member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct contrary to subsections 1(5), 1(18), and 1(19) of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and required the Member to complete a course on professional interactions and boundary violations with colleagues prior to returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging she made inappropriate comments, used profanity, and verbally abused students in her classroom.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted to the uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month retroactive suspension, and the completion of coursework on appropriate boundaries and classroom management.

The Committee also ordered that the member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that the aggravating factors, including a pattern of repeated behaviour despite previous board interventions, outweighed the mitigating factors.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member alleging professional misconduct and incompetence.

The member received three consecutive unsatisfactory performance appraisals while teaching a new French curriculum, demonstrating a lack of instructional strategies, ineffective student engagement, and failure to differentiate instruction for students with exceptionalities.

The member pleaded guilty to incompetence based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate, including the successful completion of an Additional Qualification course and mandatory performance appraisals upon returning to a teaching position.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for taking 11.5 paid 'personal illness' days from the Toronto Catholic District School Board in order to work for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.

The Member was paid by both boards for those days.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand to be recorded on the Register.

The Committee also ordered that a summary of the decision be published in the College's official publication with the Member's name, finding that the Member's deceitful conduct warranted specific and general deterrence.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate, sexually suggestive comments and engaging in inappropriate touching of female colleagues.

He also exercised poor judgment by taking students into a store displaying marijuana paraphernalia during a field trip.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on communication skills and professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered that the Member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that his conduct warranted specific and general deterrence.

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

The member, a teacher, repeatedly failed to maintain safe conditions in his classroom, exposing students and staff to risks of harm, including a fire incident and precarious use of equipment.

Despite receiving extensive support and two unsatisfactory performance appraisals, the member demonstrated a complete inability to manage his classroom or teach the curriculum.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence, ordering a three-month suspension, remedial coursework, monitoring conditions, and publication of the decision.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making repeated inappropriate, offensive, and homophobic comments to several Grade [XXX] students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and remedial coursework on professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered that the finding and order be published with the Member's name in the College's official publication, noting the repeated nature of the misconduct and the need for specific and general deterrence.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications with two students via Facebook and text messages.

The communications blurred professional boundaries, involved inappropriate language, and included the Member acting on behalf of a student without permission.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations through 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, remedial coursework on professional ethics, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts, which detailed the member providing his personal contact information to the student, having her visit his apartment, and driving her in his personal vehicle.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month retroactive suspension, and the completion of a boundary violation course.

The Committee also ordered that the member's name be published in the College's official publication to serve as a specific and general deterrent and to maintain public confidence in the profession.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's undertaking to resign immediately, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.