Maria Bueno-Marcial

The Member, a teacher, faced disciplinary proceedings for failing to immediately report a student's allegation that another teacher had touched her inappropriately.

Instead of reporting the matter to the proper authorities, the Member told the student he could not hear details about a colleague and assumed his reporting duty was fulfilled when he learned the principal was aware of the allegation.

The Member pleaded no contest to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to comply with the ethical standards of the profession and the duty to report.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and noted that the Member had already completed the required coursework on professional ethics and the duty to report.

The Member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing a special needs student.

At the request of the student's parents, the Member ran a 'boot camp' at her home to discipline the student, which involved physical labour such as carrying a cinder block and scooping water from a pool.

The Member filmed the student and shared the video without permission, and also reprimanded the student inappropriately via videoconference.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the completion of coursework on classroom management and appropriate discipline.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against the Member, a university athletic coach, for professional misconduct.

The Member did not contest allegations that he engaged in a sexual relationship with a high school student athlete and later engaged in inappropriate boundary violations with a university student athlete.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the mandatory revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed that he receive a written reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing racialized students in his class.

The Member admitted to making racist, demeaning, and threatening comments, using profanity, and engaging in physically aggressive behaviour such as kicking chairs and flicking a student's head.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional 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 coursework in anger management, classroom management, and cultural diversity.

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct by failing to appear for an admonishment ordered by the Investigation Committee and failing to respond to College communications.

Following a joint submission on penalty, the Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate, and conditions requiring the member to receive the admonishment and complete a course on professionalism and ethics before returning to teaching.

The member was also ordered to pay $5,000 in costs.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appear before the Investigation Committee to be admonished and failing to respond to written inquiries from the College.

The Member admitted the factual allegations but claimed she was undergoing a period of self-reflection and spiritual meditation.

The Discipline Committee found that the College proved the allegations on a balance of probabilities and concluded that the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for distributing inappropriate teaching materials and making homophobic and transphobic comments in class and on social media.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, admitting that his actions constituted verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse of students, and failed to maintain professional standards.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of a course on appropriate social media use, anti-discrimination, and inclusion.