Monique Lapalme Arseneault

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing for a retired member previously found guilty of professional misconduct.

The misconduct involved violating school policy by allowing unauthorized vehicles on school property, using the auto shop for personal repairs, removing a lathe without permission, allowing an unauthorized volunteer, and failing to comply with health and safety provisions.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a safety course before returning to teaching, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who co-authored a published novel containing sexualized content and negative stereotypes involving fictional high-school students and teachers.

The member resigned from the College and did not attend the hearing, but signed an Agreed Statement of Facts and Plea of No Contest.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written admonishment and recorded the member's undertaking never to teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Member, a teacher, appeared before the Discipline Committee on an agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

He admitted to grabbing and pushing a student against a portable handrail, and to failing to adequately supervise students on two occasions, including an unauthorized trip to his home.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse and failure to supervise.

Accepting the joint submission, the Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on boundary issues and student supervision, and publication of the decision including the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member alleging incompetence.

The member received an unsatisfactory performance appraisal after a previous appraisal identified a need for improvement.

The member did not attend the hearing but entered a plea of no contest and agreed to a joint submission on resolution.

The Discipline Committee found the member incompetent and ordered that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on his Certificate of Qualification, requiring him to complete an approved teacher education course before seeking a position requiring certification.

The member, a school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

He installed unauthorized software (Skype) on his school computer and used his board email account for personal, intimate communications.

During the board's investigation, he deleted or transferred personal emails from his school account.

The Discipline Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and completion of a course on the ethics and responsibilities of administrators.

The Committee also ordered the publication of his name in the College's official publication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against a teacher who received two unsatisfactory performance appraisals and was found to have possessed and used cocaine at school.

The Discipline Committee found the member incompetent due to his failure to improve his teaching practice and his reckless use of an illicit substance while entrusted with the care of children.

The Committee also found the member guilty of professional misconduct for verbally and emotionally abusing students, acting unprofessionally towards parents and colleagues, and possessing cocaine.

The member's certificate was suspended for 12 months, and he was ordered to undergo drug screening and complete coursework before returning to teaching.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and physically abusing students, including hitting a student with a water bottle, dropping a ball on a student's stomach, and making inappropriate comments about a student's appearance.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on anger management and maintaining appropriate boundaries, and publication of the member's name in the College's official publication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who removed two work benches and an arc welder from her school without authorization.

When the school board investigated the missing welder, the member asked a colleague to provide false information to an investigator and sent an accusatory text message when the colleague refused.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of an ethics course, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Committee found that publication with the member's name was necessary for specific and general deterrence, despite her prior unblemished record.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments, using profanity, giving students demeaning nicknames, wrapping a student's head in masking tape, playing music with inappropriate lyrics, and disclosing inappropriate personal information to his class.

The Member pleaded 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 on adolescent development and professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the decision with the Member's name, rejecting the Member's request to withhold his name.

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations including making physical contact with a student whose arm was in a cast, sending disruptive students into the hallway without notifying the office, breaking a student's umbrella, verbally abusing a student, and drinking a student's emergency pop despite knowing the student was diabetic.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea and found the member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of an anger management course, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse of students, as well as derogatory comments about colleagues.

The member pleaded no contest and agreed to a joint submission on resolution.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand to be recorded on the public register.

On the contested issue of publication, the Committee ordered that the summary of the decision be published without the member's name, finding that this appropriately balanced the objectives of deterrence and transparency against the member's privacy interests.

The member, a vice-principal, was recorded on video surveillance removing money from an envelope in a room containing a safe.

She admitted to theft and resigned from her employment.

At the discipline hearing, she pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of an ethics course.

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with the member's name, finding that publication serves as a specific and general deterrent and reinforces the College's mandate to protect the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from his harassing behaviour towards a colleague following the end of their romantic relationship.

Over a 12-month period, the Member made unwanted phone calls and inappropriate comments to and about the colleague and her spouse, causing her to feel uncomfortable at work and report the harassment to the police.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a course on professional boundaries and ethics, and publication of the decision with the Member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct relating to her failure to adequately supervise students.

During the 2010-2011 school year, several incidents occurred in the member's classroom resulting in injuries to students, including biting, scratching, and strangling.

The member admitted to struggling with classroom management and agreed to a finding of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand.

The Committee also ordered that the member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that publication was necessary for specific and general deterrence and to serve the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct related to his failure to adequately supervise students during an overnight school trip.

The Member was the sole teacher supervising 34 students at a conference and left the students unsupervised at the hotel for several hours late at night.

He also allowed students free access to his hotel room.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 5-day suspension (already served), and the successful completion of a course on effective supervision and boundaries.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with students.

She socialized with students outside of school, exchanged text messages, allowed a student to stay overnight at her apartment, and consumed alcohol with an underage former student.

She also made inappropriate comments to a student about her relationship and posted inappropriate comments on Twitter.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name.

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

College Counsel submitted that, based on medical information provided by the member's counsel, the matter would be more appropriately dealt with by another committee.

The member's counsel consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal to be reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after telling a student, 'Get to the office!

I'm so angry I could go through that locker,' which the student perceived as a threat.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, verbally abusing a student, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on effective communication strategies, and publication of the decision without the member's name, noting the member's unblemished record and the minor nature of the incident.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence following three unsatisfactory performance appraisals citing deficiencies in classroom management and teaching strategies.

The College withdrew the professional misconduct allegations.

The Member pled guilty to incompetence based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering that conditions be placed on the Member's Certificate of Qualification requiring him to notify the Registrar of any teaching employment and to provide a satisfactory performance appraisal within 18 months.

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

The criminal charges underlying the allegations had been withdrawn by the Crown due to no reasonable prospect of conviction.

In exchange for the withdrawal of the disciplinary allegations, the member signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgement to immediately resign his membership, never seek reinstatement, and never teach in Ontario again.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking reasonable and in the public interest.