Rebecca Forte

The Member appeared before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers and pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Committee found the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The parties presented a Joint Submission on Penalty proposing a two-month suspension.

The Committee expressed concern that serving the suspension during July and August, when teachers do not normally teach, would undermine specific and general deterrence.

The Committee reserved its decision on penalty pending further submissions on the timing of the suspension.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate social media communications with a student.

The communications included sharing confidential school matters, making disparaging comments about another student and a colleague, and encouraging violent behaviour.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries and the appropriate use of electronic communication and social media.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, following a criminal conviction for sexual assault of a minor.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke his certificate of qualification and registration.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with a student.

The Member engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with the student, which included spending time alone with her outside of school hours, discussing personal issues, and texting about personal matters.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct related to poor classroom management, inadequate supervision, and inappropriate discipline.

The member pled guilty to failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to adequately supervise students, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on classroom management before returning to teaching.

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

The Member and the student exchanged thousands of text messages, spent time alone together, and the Member told the student she loved him.

The Member abruptly ended the relationship when her husband discovered the texts, causing the student significant emotional distress.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty and ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a retired teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts, which included kicking, slapping, and choking students, as well as yelling and throwing books.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and a condition requiring the completion of an anger management course before returning to teaching.

The member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct following criminal convictions for sexual exploitation, possession of child pornography, and making sexually explicit material available to students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and issued a written reprimand.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a student.

The Member counselled the student regarding her personal struggles, shared his personal phone number, hugged her, and accompanied her to a medical appointment off school property without notifying the administration.

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

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with two students.

The Member communicated with the students via Instagram about non-academic topics, accepted their requests to follow his accounts, and posted an inappropriate joke.

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

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and complete a course on professional boundaries.