Nicola Powadiuk

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct for failing to adequately supervise and discipline students, resulting in a student being hit by another student, and for using a teaching technique that embarrassed a student.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, which will be recorded on the Register, and to successfully complete a pre-approved course on classroom management and instructional strategies.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a teacher alleging physical, verbal, and emotional abuse of students, as well as failure to supervise and implement appropriate discipline.

The allegations centered on an incident where one student hit another, and the teacher's practice of writing students' incorrect answers on the board.

The Discipline Committee found that the College failed to prove the physical and verbal abuse allegations, noting inconsistencies in student testimony and concerns about the principal's investigation.

However, the Committee found that the teacher failed to adequately supervise students by ignoring a disruptive situation that led to a physical altercation, failed to implement appropriate progressive discipline, and engaged in unprofessional conduct by using a teaching technique that embarrassed students.

The teacher was found guilty of professional misconduct.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for repeatedly engaging in inappropriate electronic communications with students, altering student photos, and using a false identity on social media to contact a student regarding a school yearbook, contrary to his principal's directions.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found the Member committed professional misconduct including verbal and emotional abuse.

A majority of the panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and completion of a course on boundaries and professional ethics.

One panel member dissented on penalty, finding a 12-month suspension was warranted given the severity of the boundary violations and the Member's prior disciplinary history.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, including allegations of sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to an agreed statement of facts detailing an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a vulnerable student, which included lengthy electronic communications and clandestine meetings.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and disgraceful conduct.

Applying the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services for consideration.

The member had approached a person under 18 years old on the street and offered money for oral sex.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's conduct constituted professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, as the victim met the statutory definition of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed that the member receive a written reprimand.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member engaged in professional misconduct.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and the completion of coursework on boundaries and professional ethics.

One panel member dissented on the length of the suspension, stating a 12-month suspension would have been appropriate.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after repeatedly engaging in aggressive, violent, and threatening behaviour towards his Principal and colleagues.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a conflict resolution and anger management course.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after taking $50 from a colleague's backpack without permission.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his prior history of mishandling money and acts of dishonesty.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete a pre-approved course on ethics.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexually assaulting two students and assaulting a female colleague.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of students, physical abuse, and psychological abuse.

The member's conduct violated multiple standards of the profession and the Education Act.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, which applied retrospectively, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed that the member receive a written reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and psychologically abusing a student by placing him in a headlock following a verbal confrontation.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting her history of prior warnings for inappropriate physical contact with students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a nine-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of a course on boundaries before returning to teaching.

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

The Member did not attend but entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the Member engaged in professional misconduct under multiple subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The penalty phase was adjourned for further submissions on how the proposed penalty meets the goals of student protection and public confidence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving the sexual abuse of a student.

The member had previously been convicted of sexual exploitation under the Criminal Code for engaging in a sexual relationship with the student over several years.

The member pled guilty to the professional misconduct allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate, as mandated by the Ontario College of Teachers Act for cases of sexual abuse.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for showing inappropriate videos containing violence, nudity, and inappropriate language to students, and for failing to adequately supervise students, which resulted in property damage and put a student's safety at risk.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations, professional ethics, and classroom management.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for repeatedly failing to adequately supervise students, resulting in students going missing or being left unattended, and for making inappropriate comments about students to parents and colleagues.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to supervise adequately, failing to comply with the Act and regulations, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a classroom management course before returning to teaching.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations against the member set out in a Notice of Hearing.

The member did not attend the proceeding.

The panel granted the motion, accepting the College's submissions that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute the matter and it would not be in the public interest to proceed.

The Member, a teacher at an international school in Switzerland, engaged in a pattern of inappropriate and unethical conduct during the 2016-2017 school year.

The Member admitted to offering students early access to standardized test questions, charging students for off-campus tutoring, verbally abusing a student, failing to maintain professional boundaries by drinking alcohol with students and inviting them to his apartment, being intoxicated on school trips, and failing to adequately supervise students.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations and professional ethics.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving verbal and physical abuse of students.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he yelled at students, made threatening comments, and engaged in inappropriate physical contact, including pulling a chair out from under a student.

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 completion of coursework in classroom and anger management.

The Member, a music teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, including yelling, using sarcasm, slamming doors, and shaming a student for drinking chocolate milk.

The Member pled 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 in anger and classroom management.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing an adult individual.

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, noting that the behaviour was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unbecoming of a member of the teaching profession.

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

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for falsifying medical reports from physicians to obtain extended medical leaves from her employer over a period of several years.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member's actions to be disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification, and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.