Myrna Tulandi

The member faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and psychologically abusing students, including poking a student in the chest, drawing on a student's arm, and engaging in intimidating behaviour such as kicking a water bottle and throwing a highlighter.

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 three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on anger management and appropriate disciplinary measures.

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.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for failing to maintain professional boundaries with a vulnerable student.

The Member communicated inappropriately with the student via text and social media, discussed her personal and marital issues, and persisted in contacting the student after he attempted to avoid her.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including emotional abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted of three counts of voyeurism under the Criminal Code.

Between 2018 and 2021, the Member surreptitiously recorded numerous women in various states of undress while working as a photographer.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted professional misconduct, including engaging in a prescribed sexual act.

Pursuant to a joint submission on penalty and the mandatory provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and his teaching certificate be immediately revoked.

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

The College advised that after assessing the evidence, there was insufficient evidence to obtain a finding of professional misconduct.

The Member supported the request.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a matter with insufficient evidence.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal after the Member signed an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment permanently resigning from the College and irrevocably surrendering his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and appropriate, and that the Member's permanent resignation and undertaking never to work in a position requiring a certificate ensured the protection of the public.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct for frequently yelling at students, failing to manage his classroom, and making inappropriate comments.

He did not attend the penalty hearing.

The Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and required him to complete a course on classroom management before returning to teaching.

The Committee also ordered the member to pay $5,000 in costs due to his lack of cooperation, which unnecessarily lengthened the proceedings.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing two students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included making threatening comments to a student and inappropriately touching another student's buttocks.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Member resigned from the College and undertook never to apply for reinstatement.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a seven-month suspension of the Member's certificate.

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct during the 2017-2018 academic year by frequently yelling at students, failing to manage his class, failing to intervene when students watched pornography or roughhoused, and making inappropriate comments.

The Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and imposed terms, conditions, or limitations requiring the successful completion of a pre-approved course on classroom management.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct during his time as a short-term occasional teacher.

The College alleged that the member frequently yelled at students, failed to manage his class, allowed students to leave unsupervised, failed to intervene when students roughhoused or looked at pornography, and made inappropriate comments.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, concluding that he verbally abused students, failed to adequately supervise them, and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to strike the Member's application for reinstatement.

The Member's certificate was deemed revoked in December 2020 following a finding of professional misconduct involving sexual abuse of a student.

In June 2023, the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 was amended to require a five-year waiting period from the date of deemed revocation before an application for reinstatement could be made.

The Member argued that the amendment should not apply retroactively to his pending application.

The Discipline Committee held that the wording of the amended Act and its transitional provisions clearly indicated a legislative intent for the five-year waiting period to apply to certificates deemed revoked prior to the transition date.

The Committee found that the presumption against retroactivity was rebutted because the amendments were intended to protect the public.

The motion was granted, the application was struck, and the Member was prohibited from reapplying before December 8, 2025.

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbally and psychologically abusing students, failing to adequately supervise students, and engaging in sexual misconduct.

The member made derogatory, profane, and sexualized comments to students, mocked individuals with disabilities, and left students unsupervised outside while they burned wood in small ovens, resulting in a fire.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and the completion of a classroom management course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct, alleging inappropriate physical contact with students, including tapping a student with his foot and pulling chairs out from under seated students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for physically abusing students, failing to comply with the Act and regulations, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against two members, Lucien Chaput and Gilles Auger.

The members had each entered into an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment requiring them to complete a course on conducting investigations in school settings following allegations of harassment.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations was reasonable and protected the public interest given the members' voluntary undertakings.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against two members.

The allegations stemmed from the same incident.

The College sought the withdrawal because both members had entered into Undertakings, Agreements and Acknowledgments requiring them to complete a course on conducting investigations in school settings following allegations of harassment.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable, protected the public interest, and avoided lengthy and difficult contested hearings.

Le comité de discipline a tenu une audience sur la sanction après avoir conclu que l'enseignant avait commis une faute professionnelle en montrant des vidéos inappropriées, en faisant des commentaires inappropriés et en manquant à son devoir de surveillance.

Le comité a ordonné une réprimande, une suspension de trois mois de son certificat de qualification et d'inscription, et l'obligation de suivre un cours sur la gestion de classe avant de pouvoir accepter un nouveau poste.

Le comité a également ordonné à l'enseignant de payer des frais de 5 000 $ à l'Ordre, en tenant compte de son manque de coopération partiel et de sa capacité de payer.

The Member, an occasional supply teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to adequately supervise students on multiple occasions.

The incidents included falling asleep in class, leaving the schoolyard before the on-duty teacher arrived, and failing to intervene or seek help when a student experienced a severe medical emergency.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and the completion of a classroom management course focusing on student safety and supervision.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that a supply teacher committed professional misconduct during two separate assignments.

The allegations included showing inappropriate music videos to students, making inappropriate and demeaning comments, sending students outside in the rain as punishment, failing to follow lesson plans, and failing to adequately supervise students.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's conduct constituted professional misconduct, including verbal abuse, failure to supervise, and disgraceful or dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted hearsay evidence from students and qualified a human resources manager as a participant expert.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct relating to two incidents while acting as an occasional teacher.

The member was alleged to have shown inappropriate music videos to a Grade [XXX] class, made inappropriate comments to students, sent two students outside in the rain as a disciplinary measure, failed to follow a lesson plan, and failed to adequately supervise students.

The Discipline Committee found that the allegations were proven on a balance of probabilities.

The Committee concluded that the member's actions constituted professional misconduct, including verbal abuse, failure to supervise, and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled at a later date.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct after being criminally convicted of aggravated assault, break and enter with intent, and assault with a weapon.

The offences occurred off-duty when the member forcibly entered a residence and violently assaulted two individuals with a knife.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding that the member's egregious and violent conduct was fundamentally incompatible with the teaching profession.

The member's certificate of qualification and registration was revoked, and he was issued a reprimand.