The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the member for professional misconduct.
The member admitted to making inappropriate social media posts containing sexual innuendo, engaging in inappropriate text message conversations with a former student shortly after her graduation, and failing to report the student's disclosures regarding another teacher's inappropriate conduct.
The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea, finding that his actions constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct, as well as conduct unbecoming a member.
Accepting a joint submission on penalty, 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 professional ethics and boundary violations.