Jessica Saffran Reimers

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he made inappropriate comments to students, exposed them to sexual remarks, and inappropriately used class time to show videos about serial killers.

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

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 maintaining appropriate boundaries.

At a discipline hearing, the member attempted to enter a plea of no contest pursuant to an agreement with the College.

However, the member made statements to the panel that raised concerns about the validity of the plea and the agreement.

After giving the member an opportunity to speak with counsel, the member maintained his position.

On its own motion, the panel declined to accept the Statement of Uncontested Facts and Plea of No Contest, and adjourned the matter to be heard as a contested hearing before a newly constituted panel.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct after showing a PowerPoint presentation containing offensive terms and subsequently using a racial slur during a classroom discussion about inappropriate language.

The member pled guilty to the allegations, admitting that her conduct was culturally insensitive and caused considerable discomfort to students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in disgraceful and dishonourable conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete a course on appropriate communication and cultural sensitivity.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving two incidents of failing to adequately supervise students.

In the first incident, the member failed to assist a student who cut off the tip of his finger and allowed him to leave the classroom unsupervised to attend to the injury.

In the second incident, the member left a young student alone in a classroom at dismissal time and left the school without notifying anyone.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on classroom safety and supervision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging a pattern of inappropriate conduct towards female students between 2009 and 2017.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included making sexually suggestive remarks, staring at students' bodies, and engaging in unwanted physical touching.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse as defined in the Ontario College of Teachers Act.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a written reprimand, noting that revocation is mandatory for findings of sexual abuse.

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

The Member consented to the withdrawal, as the matter had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who was convicted of criminal offences including assault, unlawful confinement, and mischief against his former partner.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's criminal conduct, which involved repeated acts of violence and property damage, was relevant to his suitability to teach and constituted professional misconduct.

The Committee revoked the member's teaching certificate, emphasizing the need for public protection and general deterrence, and ordered the member to pay $10,000 in costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging inappropriate interactions with a student and several female colleagues.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included play-fighting and poking a student, and engaging in unwanted touching and inappropriate comments towards colleagues.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse of a student, sexual misconduct, and conduct unbecoming of a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations.

The Member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct relating to the administration of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT).

The Member failed to properly administer the test, failed to cooperate with an EQAO investigation into collusion and plagiarism, and submitted false test results to the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) after the EQAO withheld the actual results.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on professional ethics.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate, culturally insensitive, and disparaging comments to students, and for engaging in unwanted and unnecessary physical contact with them.

The Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on cultural sensitivity.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for making inappropriate, sexual, and sexist comments to students.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an agreed statement of facts and pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse of students and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and noting that the member had resigned and provided an undertaking never to seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario again.

The Member, who was self-represented, brought two motions before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers: a motion for an indefinite adjournment of his discipline hearing, and a motion for the production of third-party records to compel a doctor to author a medical report.

The College consented to an adjournment but opposed it being indefinite.

The Panel granted the adjournment to allow the Member time to retain counsel and obtain medical evidence, but imposed a six-month timeframe and conditions, finding that an indefinite adjournment was not in the public interest.

The Panel dismissed the production motion, ruling that it was not the appropriate mechanism to compel a third party to create an expert report.

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

The member's case had already been dealt with by another committee of the College, and the member consented to the withdrawal.

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