John Cammarata

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for posting and sharing racist, xenophobic, and offensive content regarding Muslims, Islam, and refugees on his personal Facebook page, where he identified himself as an employee of the school board.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries, appropriate use of social media, and cultural sensitivity.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct and incompetence related to his teaching of a special education class.

The member admitted to failing to provide adequate programming, failing to keep accurate records, demonstrating preferential treatment, and allowing a student to watch an inappropriate adult cartoon.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a two-month suspension, and complete an additional qualification course in special education.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments to female students, failing to respect their personal space, and exposing students to remarks of a sexual nature.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, and noted that the Member had resigned and signed an undertaking never to teach again in Ontario.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for repeatedly failing to adequately supervise students, resulting in students going missing or being left unattended, and for making inappropriate comments about students to parents and colleagues.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to supervise adequately, failing to comply with the Act and regulations, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a classroom management course before returning to teaching.

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

The member did not attend the proceeding.

The panel granted the motion, accepting the College's submissions that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute the matter and it would not be in the public interest to proceed.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for allowing a Grade [XXX] student to drive his truck on school property and for engaging in inappropriate personal communications with another student, including advising her to leave her caregiver's care.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting fraudulent health benefit claims totaling $2,229.84 and for failing to monitor her personal Facebook account, which allowed inappropriate and culturally insensitive comments to be posted.

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.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course in ethical standards focusing on the responsible use of electronic communication and social media.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving verbal and physical abuse of students.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he yelled at students, made threatening comments, and engaged in inappropriate physical contact, including pulling a chair out from under a student.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of coursework in classroom and anger management.

The Member, a music teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, including yelling, using sarcasm, slamming doors, and shaming a student for drinking chocolate milk.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations via 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 and the completion of a course in anger and classroom management.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for removing a final examination from a school storage area with the intent of providing it to a student.

The member attached a note to the exam indicating it was for the student's eyes only.

The member and the College proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his actions failed to uphold the ethical standards of trust and integrity, and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and acknowledged the member's prior completion of a required ethics course.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing students, and for behaving inappropriately towards students and colleagues.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to incidents including hitting a student with a binder, yelling at students, making inappropriate comments, and verbally abusing a Vice-Principal.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on professional ethics, anger management, and cultural sensitivity before resuming teaching.

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

The member admitted to failing to take adequate steps to facilitate a student's participation in a class trip, excluding the student citing health and safety concerns without implementing recommended accommodations.

The member also admitted to making inappropriate comments on the student's report card and failing to communicate with the student's parent.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea, finding the conduct constituted psychological or emotional abuse, failure to maintain professional standards, and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing two students.

The Member had previously been convicted criminally of sexual exploitation and sexual assault regarding the same students.

Proceeding on an uncontested statement of facts and a plea of no contest, the Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and that his certificate of qualification and registration be immediately revoked.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after she asked teenage students to use their personal social media accounts to contact her ex-partner and pose as adults.

She also used vulgar and inappropriate language with the students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on professional boundaries.