Irene Dembek

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

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal and psychological abuse of a student, as well as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.

The Member engaged in inappropriate and unwelcome conduct with a student, including asking for her personal phone number, inviting her to the movies, and showing her images of sex dolls on his phone.

He also engaged in inappropriate conduct with a colleague.

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

The Member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a five-month suspension, and complete coursework on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship and boundary violations with a vulnerable student.

The Member exchanged numerous personal text messages with the student, invited her to his home, allowed her to sleep over, and gave her a massage.

The Member continued this contact even after being directed by the school board to cease communication.

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with students, including inappropriate physical contact, texting students on her personal phone, and showing favouritism to male student athletes.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of a boundary violations course.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments to students about their weight and clothing, and for physically tripping students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and emotional abuse, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on boundaries, noting the Member's prior discipline history for similar conduct as an aggravating factor.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to inappropriate physical and emotional interactions with three students across different academic years.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to physically redirecting students, pushing a student's chair causing him to fall, and initiating an unauthorized one-on-one behaviour monitoring program that caused emotional distress.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse, and failing to maintain professional standards.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's teaching certificate, and mandatory coursework on classroom management and professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and physically abusing a student.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to raising her voice in anger at students and making unnecessary physical contact with a student that caused him to fall off his chair.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework addressing professional boundaries and classroom management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of students.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included making racist, demeaning, and inappropriate comments to students, as well as inappropriate physical contact.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member resigned from the College and undertook never to teach again.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and an 8-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for making inappropriate and vulgar comments to a student in class, and for taking school property for personal use and damaging a school storage locker to gain access.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of a student, and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The member brought a motion to adjourn the continuation of his discipline hearing due to medical issues.

The College consented to the adjournment on the condition that the member sign an Undertaking and Acknowledgement agreeing not to teach until the matter is adjudicated.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, finding that the medical issues were an appropriate reason and the public interest was protected by the undertaking.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, disclosing student information, and harassing a colleague.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete coursework in anger management and communication/classroom management.

The Member, an elementary teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for harassing his school principal.

After the principal rejected his romantic gestures and gifts, the Member persisted in his behaviour, researched her past using a pseudonym, and contacted her former colleagues and friends.

The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a Vice-Principal for professional misconduct.

The Member admitted to engaging in inappropriate banter with colleagues, accepting a Board-issued cheque for personal travel expenses, disseminating teaching materials without authorization, and altering a colleague's university records to support a U.S. citizenship application, which resulted in criminal convictions for forgery.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Member's guilty plea and found him guilty of professional misconduct, including disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee dismissed one allegation regarding the failure to keep records due to insufficient evidence.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, an 18-month suspension, and the completion of courses on boundary violations and ethical standards.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for searching for websites involving sexual activity with children and for having an inappropriate meeting with a student while teaching in the United Kingdom.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his behaviour was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unbecoming of a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that he receive a reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student.

The Member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges of sexual exploitation.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct including sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered the mandatory penalty of revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and a reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically, psychologically, and sexually abusing a student with special needs.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts, which included inappropriate touching and comments of a sexual nature.

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

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in a secret personal and sexual relationship with a high school student between 2001 and 2003.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the student's testimony highly credible and concluded that the member engaged in professional misconduct, including sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to an inappropriate relationship that involved grooming the student for a sexual purpose, touching without consent, and emotionally abusive behaviour.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions for sexual abuse under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a reprimand.

The member faced allegations of professional misconduct for publishing a book and online blog posts containing false and derogatory comments about colleagues and his employer.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his actions failed to maintain the standards of the profession and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded, his certificate of qualification and registration be suspended for two months, and that he complete a course on ethics and communication.

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 electronic hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, a written reprimand, and costs of $10,000 payable to the College.

Written reasons were to follow.

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 and Acknowledgment, in which she resigned her membership, agreed not to teach in Ontario, and undertook to satisfy certain requirements before seeking reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect the public interest given the evidentiary difficulties and the Member's resignation.