Marlène Marwah

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students and making inappropriate remarks about colleagues.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to shouting at students, using crude language, and creating an environment where students felt insecure.

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 teaching certificate, and the completion of an anger management course, noting the Member's prior disciplinary history as an aggravating factor.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically abusing students, including kicking a student and pulling others by the arm.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on anger management and effective classroom management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The member admitted to engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, which included providing alcohol and cigarettes, holding hands, and kissing.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a written reprimand.

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

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and imposed terms and conditions requiring the successful completion of a course on classroom management and appropriate discipline techniques.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the Member.

The College submitted that there was no reasonable prospect of a finding of guilt because the Member had improved his practice, obtaining two satisfactory performance appraisals following two previous unsatisfactory ones.

The Member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a hearing where there was no reasonable prospect of a finding against the Member.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for repeatedly failing to report to work, failing to attend meetings with the Board, and making unprofessional remarks about a colleague.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of an ethics and professional responsibilities course.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for an Undertaking and Acknowledgement in which the member resigned from the College and agreed never to apply for reinstatement or hold a position requiring registration.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in these circumstances was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing students, leaving students unsupervised, and using a classroom computer for personal purposes, including viewing inappropriate YouTube videos.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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 successful completion of a course in anger and 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 Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for failing to call 911 when a student required medical attention after taking Xanax.

The member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct, specifically failing to maintain the standards of the profession, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on effective supervision with a focus on individualized student needs.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a student.

The Member exchanged gifts with the student, spent time alone with her, communicated via social media, and allowed her access to prohibited areas of the school.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 12-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on appropriate boundaries.

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

The Member had passed away prior to the hearing.

With the consent of the Member's counsel, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding it would not be in the public interest to proceed.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a disciplinary proceeding against a teacher for professional misconduct.

The teacher sent a student to his residence during instructional time to retrieve personal paperwork, leaving the student unsupervised.

The teacher also used insensitive terminology in class when referring to a student's religious and ethnic background, and singled out another student based on sexual orientation.

The teacher pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the teacher guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional standards, failing to adequately supervise a student, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and noting the teacher had already completed a required course on professional ethics.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing after lifting a student off the ground out of frustration when the student failed to follow directions.

The Member had previously been found guilty of criminal assault for the same incident and received an absolute discharge.

At the discipline hearing, the Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physical 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 and noting that the Member had already voluntarily completed remedial coursework in classroom management and boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who used a school board-issued laptop to access dating sites and pornographic videos.

The laptop was kept in the member's office where students could have accessed it.

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

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking permission to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the Member.

The College submitted there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding, as the Member's professional competencies had improved through the New Teacher Induction program and there was insufficient evidence of misconduct.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources where there was no reasonable prospect of a finding.

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 motion.

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

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct related to an overnight school trip where he verbally, physically, and emotionally abused students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included grabbing students, using inappropriate language, and sending a student outside in the dark alone as punishment.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the completion of a course on classroom management and appropriate discipline.

The member faced allegations of incompetence following two performance appraisals that resulted in 'Development Needed' and 'Unsatisfactory' ratings.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to serious deficiencies in teaching practice, including poor classroom management, failure to adapt lessons for students with IEPs, and failure to conduct ongoing assessments.

The Discipline Committee found the member incompetent and accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The member's certificate was made subject to terms, conditions, and limitations, requiring the successful completion of an additional qualification course in teaching strategies and classroom management, as well as two performance appraisals upon resuming a teaching position.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal and emotional abuse of students, including yelling and making inappropriate comments about the Children's Aid Society and corporal punishment.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his behaviour seriously interfered with a student's emotional development and failed to maintain professional boundaries.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension to be served consecutively to a previous suspension, completion of an anger management course, and $2,000 in costs.