Natasha Feghali

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from inappropriate electronic communications with students on a school board social media platform.

The communications included sexualized language, disparaging comments about students and staff, and the sharing of confidential information.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual misconduct.

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 and social media use.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of multiple students over several years.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to incidents such as hitting a student with a workbook, grabbing students, and yelling in close proximity to them.

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 five-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of a classroom management course before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with students, including inappropriate physical contact, texting students on her personal phone, and showing favouritism to male student athletes.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of a boundary violations course.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments to students about their weight and clothing, and for physically tripping students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and emotional abuse, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on boundaries, noting the Member's prior discipline history for similar conduct as an aggravating factor.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a vulnerable student.

The member exchanged thousands of text messages with the student, often late at night, and failed to report the student's disclosure of a plan to harm himself.

The member ignored directions from the school administration and the student's parents to cease communication.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a 12-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and complete a course on professional boundaries.

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

The allegations related to the Member's use of an incorrect degree abbreviation in campaign materials for a school trustee election.

The College submitted that there was no evidence of deliberate misrepresentation, the Member had not received a prior caution due to being overseas, and the Member had since voluntarily completed a course on professional ethics.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that proceeding with a hearing for low-end misconduct with no risk to the public was not in the public interest.