Marie-Thérèse Hokayem

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing for a teacher found guilty of professional misconduct for shouting at students, making them cry, and failing to immediately report a student who ran away.

The College sought a reprimand, a 6-to-12-month suspension, and mandatory courses.

The member, who was self-represented and stated she had no intention of returning to teaching in Ontario, argued the allegations were a setup.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 6-month suspension, and terms requiring the successful completion of anger management and classroom management courses before accepting any position requiring a teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for physically and sexually abusing a Grade 8 student.

The member had previously pled guilty to criminal assault for hugging and lifting the student.

The Discipline Committee found that the member also sexually abused the student by kissing her forehead and touching her breasts on two occasions.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, and ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct allegations against a teacher for her conduct over three school years at three different schools.

The College alleged that the teacher shouted at students, intimidated them, made them cry, and failed to immediately report the absence of a student who ran away from school during a blizzard.

The Discipline Committee heard evidence from several students and school principals, who were qualified as participant experts in classroom management.

The Committee found that the teacher's conduct constituted verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, and that she failed to maintain the standards of the profession.

The allegations of physical abuse were not proven.

The teacher was found guilty of professional misconduct, with the penalty to be determined at a later date.

The Member, a retired teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate physical contact with multiple female students while coaching a school team.

The Member admitted to the facts, including touching students' legs, shoulders, and faces, and pulling a student by her shirt.

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 written reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations should he return to teaching.

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

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member's case had previously been dealt with by another committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Member, a retired teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for developing an inappropriate personal relationship with a student.

The Member exchanged personal electronic messages, sent pictures of himself, took the student out for meals, and made inappropriate comments about having a relationship once she was no longer his student.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 16-month suspension, and a requirement to complete a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against a retired member.

The member had resigned from the teaching profession in 2007 and signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgment agreeing never to seek reinstatement or work in a position requiring College membership.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and adequately protected the public interest.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate, discriminatory, and sexually explicit comments to students, including referring to a Muslim student as 'Bomber' and a Black student as a 'thief'.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of verbal and psychological abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in disgraceful and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a written reprimand and required the Member to complete a pre-approved course on boundary violations and sensitivity issues before returning to teaching.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after physically and verbally abusing a grade-school student.

The member grabbed the student, pushed him through a door, and made intimidating remarks.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal assault and received an absolute discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering a reprimand, noting the member had proactively completed anger management and professional boundaries coursework.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate conduct and making inappropriate comments to students over several academic years.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations, admitting to actions such as causing a student to fall, making inappropriate comments about jail and alcohol, leaving red marks on a student after restraining her, and refusing to allow a student to use the washroom.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries and anger management before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in a romantic and sexual relationship with a student during the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, noting that the Member took advantage of the authority and trust placed in her as a teacher.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for child luring.

The Member engaged in extensive online conversations of a sexual nature with an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The College and the Member brought motions on consent regarding procedural matters in a discipline proceeding.

The College sought leave to deliver motion materials late and to examine five students via videoconference.

The Member sought an exemption from delivering a motion record and to examine a witness via videoconference.

The Discipline Committee granted both motions, setting out specific conditions for the handling of sealed documents during the witness's electronic testimony.

The Member, a teacher, was directed by her principal and vice-principal to create 'in-house' Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students who did not require accommodations, in order to improve the school's EQAO test results.

The Member complied with these instructions despite knowing the practice was irregular.

She pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional and unbecoming conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course on professional ethics.

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

While on probation, the member developed approximately 23 Individual Education Plans (IEPs) without consulting parents or classroom teachers, at the specific request of his principal and vice-principal, to improve EQAO test results.

The member expressed concerns but feared losing his job if he did not obey instructions.

The member pleaded no contest 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 unprofessional conduct.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a teacher who allegedly abused at least 19 students verbally, physically, and psychologically in a single day.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the testimony of the investigating vice-principal, who was qualified as a participant expert, and one student witness, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee concluded that the member failed to maintain the standards of the profession and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a six-month suspension, and complete a course in classroom management before returning to teaching.