Nicola Powadiuk

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for removing a final examination from a school storage area with the intent of providing it to a student.

The member attached a note to the exam indicating it was for the student's eyes only.

The member and the College proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his actions failed to uphold the ethical standards of trust and integrity, and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and acknowledged the member's prior completion of a required ethics course.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing after lifting a student off the ground out of frustration when the student failed to follow directions.

The Member had previously been found guilty of criminal assault for the same incident and received an absolute discharge.

At the discipline hearing, the Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and noting that the Member had already voluntarily completed remedial coursework in classroom management and boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct after verbally and physically abusing a student and leaving the student unsupervised.

The Member admitted to the allegations through an Agreed Statement of Facts, acknowledging he used physical force to redirect the student and made inappropriate, anger-fuelled remarks.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course on appropriate boundaries and anger management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for consuming alcohol and making inappropriate comments to a student during an overnight school trip.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct, admitting that his conduct fell below the standards of the profession, constituted a failure to adequately supervise students, and was unprofessional.

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

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

The Member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the Member's case had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physically abusing two students by grabbing, pulling, and pushing them, and failing to supervise them, which resulted in an altercation and injury to a third student.

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 four-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries, classroom management, and anger management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to incidents during the 1990-1991 academic year.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of inappropriately disciplining students, making demeaning comments, and encouraging inappropriate classroom games and rivalries.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical, verbal, and psychological abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries and classroom management.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student.

The misconduct included inappropriate electronic communications, giving gifts, and spending time alone with the student outside of an educational context.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-year suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the completion of a course on boundary violations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member following his criminal conviction for sexual interference involving a student.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke his certificate of qualification and registration, as mandated by the Ontario College of Teachers Act for cases of sexual abuse.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member following his criminal convictions for making, possessing, and distributing child pornography.

The member pleaded guilty to the professional misconduct allegations and admitted to the facts, which involved online communications with multiple underage victims, some of whom were his former students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 for acts involving child pornography, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and his teaching certificate be immediately revoked.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging he made numerous inappropriate, verbally abusive, and unprofessional comments to students and colleagues during the 2016-2017 academic year.

The member did not attend the hearing but entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, admitting to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The parties presented a joint submission on penalty proposing a reprimand and the completion of a course on professional ethics.

Applying the Anthony-Cook test, the panel reluctantly accepted the joint submission, noting that while the conduct warranted a suspension, the proposed penalty was not so unreasonable as to bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

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

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

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct, specifically unprofessional conduct, and reserved its decision on penalty.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching students, using his cell phone during instructional time to conduct personal business, yelling and swearing at students, and hitting two students with a metre stick.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and verbal abuse, and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of coursework on anger management, classroom management, and boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for a pattern of concerning interactions with students, including inappropriate physical contact, yelling, and using demeaning language.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate requiring the completion of coursework on professional boundaries and anger management.

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

The Member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the Member's case had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for practising while under the influence of alcohol, failing to report for work without notice, and acting unprofessionally towards a vice-principal.

The Member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing conditions on the Member's certificate requiring the successful completion of a professional ethics course before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for making inappropriate comments to students, assigning inappropriate journal topics, and failing to adequately supervise a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students, failing to supervise, and disgraceful or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a course on professional boundaries, a three-month suspension, and costs of $3,000.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member for professional misconduct.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct contrary to several subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a course on professional boundaries, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and $3,000 in costs.

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

The member was alleged to have sent obscene and threatening Facebook messages to a Grade 8 student and her mother, permitted students to consume alcohol at his home late at night, and posted an altered photo on Facebook suggesting his ex-girlfriend was associated with ISIS.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven on a balance of probabilities and concluded the member engaged in professional misconduct, including verbal and emotional abuse of a student, failing to maintain professional standards, and disgraceful conduct.

The Committee revoked the member's teaching certificate, citing the severity of the abuse, his lack of professional judgment, and his ungovernability.

The member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs.