Jean-Luc Bernard

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after making unwanted physical contact with a co-worker in a windowless storage room.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of failing to maintain professional standards, engaging in disgraceful or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

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 a course on professional boundaries.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and engaging in inappropriate physical contact with a student.

The member signed the student out of class, drove her home, took her out for coffee or lunch, and kissed her on the cheek.

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

The member was reprimanded, suspended for three months, and required to complete a course on boundary violations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired teacher for numerous incidents of professional misconduct over three school years.

The Member was alleged to have made inappropriate, racist, and sexual comments to students, used physical force, and verbally and psychologically abused students.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his conduct was serious, repeated, and had a profound negative impact on students.

The Committee revoked the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, finding him intractable and incorrigible.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The member did not attend the hearing despite being properly served with the Notice of Hearing and disclosure documents.

Proceeding in the member's absence, the Discipline Committee found that the facts supported a finding of professional misconduct under various subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee reserved its decision on penalty, with written reasons to follow.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, including making inappropriate comments to students, failing to supervise classes, and engaging in boundary violations.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations and admitted to the facts, which included discussing personal issues, making insensitive remarks, and leaving students unsupervised.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse as defined by the Act.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, an eight-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of a boundaries course.

The Member, a teacher, was convicted of kidnapping a solicitor at gunpoint and possessing prohibited firearms and ammunition, resulting in an eight-year and four-month prison sentence.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for contravening a law relevant to his suitability to teach, engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, emphasizing the gravity of the crimes and the need to protect the public and maintain confidence in the teaching profession.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for engaging in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student during the 1999-2000 school year.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on findings of fact from prior criminal proceedings.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, noting that his certificate had already been revoked in a prior hearing for similar misconduct involving another student.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers.

The member engaged in boundary violations by meeting alone with a student and exchanging inappropriate text messages with another student.

The member also misused sick days to attend conferences for his personal business, solicited students and parents for his business, and disclosed confidential information about a student.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of courses on boundaries and professional ethics.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion, on consent, for an order to dispose of the motion in writing and to adjourn the scheduled discipline hearing sine die due to the member's medical condition.

The member provided a Declaration of Undertaking and Acknowledgement agreeing not to teach or hold any position requiring a Certificate of Qualification and Registration until the complaint is disposed of.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the member's medical condition precluded her attendance, the request was timely, and the public interest was protected by the member's undertaking and the notation on the public register.

The parties were ordered to provide an update within one year.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making a series of inappropriate, culturally insensitive, and abusive comments to students over three academic years.

Despite previous discipline and suspensions by the school board, the Member continued to verbally and psychologically abuse students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a course on professional ethics and cultural sensitivity.

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

The allegations involved the member using profanity, making racist and sexually explicit comments, and performing inappropriate physical stretching exercises in front of students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standards of the profession, verbally and psychologically abusing students, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete coursework on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Committee ordered that the member appear to receive a reprimand and imposed terms, conditions, or limitations on her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, requiring her to successfully complete a pre-approved course on professional boundaries with students before commencing employment requiring a certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to schedule a discipline hearing for a Member facing allegations of a sexual relationship with a student, or alternatively, for an interim order prohibiting her from teaching.

The Member opposed scheduling, seeking an adjournment due to a serious medical condition.

The Discipline Committee ordered the parties to schedule a hearing by September 2017 and required the Member to provide an updated medical report one month prior.

The Committee dismissed the College's request for an interim teaching prohibition, finding it lacked jurisdiction to impose what amounted to an interim suspension on a preliminary motion.

The Member, facing allegations of professional misconduct including physical and psychological abuse of a child, brought a motion for the production of third-party records under the O'Connor framework.

The requested records included medical files of the complainant and the child, employment records, and investigative files from the Children's Aid Society and police.

The Discipline Committee denied the request for the medical records, finding them not likely relevant and noting the high privacy interests involved.

The Committee also denied further employment records.

However, the Committee ordered the production of the CAS and police investigative files, subject to redactions for contact information, finding them relevant to the investigation of the incident at issue.

The member, a teacher, engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, which included numerous inappropriate electronic communications via social media.

Despite being warned by the school principal to end all communication with the student, the member continued the relationship and invited the student to her home.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse of a student and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries.

The Member, a school vice principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for his involvement in irregular practices related to the administration of EQAO tests and the development of Individual Education Plans (IEPs).

He signed IEPs without consulting parents, authorized inappropriate test deferrals, and allowed students to write tests in a manner contrary to EQAO instructions.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, an eight-month suspension (reducible to six months upon completion of conditions), and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

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

The member had been charged criminally for conduct outside the school setting but was acquitted.

The parties reached an agreement whereby the allegations would be withdrawn in exchange for the member's immediate resignation and an undertaking never to seek reinstatement or carry on any activity requiring a teaching certificate.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable, protected the public interest, and avoided a lengthy and costly contested hearing.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in boundary violations with a female student.

Despite previous warnings and a prior disciplinary finding for similar conduct, the Member engaged in unwanted conversations, invaded the student's personal space, and shared inappropriate personal details.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries and classroom management.

The member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for contravening EQAO and Ministry of Education instructions during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years.

The member approved non-compliant Individual Education Plans without consulting parents or informing other teaching staff, implemented inappropriate EQAO test deferrals, and failed to adequately supervise the vice-principal, who allowed students to write tests in a manner that contravened EQAO instructions.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a nine-month suspension (reducible to seven months upon successful completion of a professional ethics course), and the imposition of terms and conditions on the member's certificate.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct after stealing textbooks, shin pads, and money from a colleague's wallet at his school.

The Member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete an ethics course.