Rebecca Zaretsky

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct for fraudulently claiming sick benefits from the Toronto District School Board while simultaneously teaching for the English Montreal School Board.

The member failed to participate in the discipline proceedings.

The Discipline Committee found the member to be ungovernable and ordered the immediate revocation of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Committee also ordered the member to pay $15,000 in costs to the College due to her complete lack of cooperation, which necessitated a contested hearing.

The member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for distributing inappropriate teaching materials and making homophobic and transphobic comments in class and on social media.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, admitting that his actions constituted verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse of students, and failed to maintain professional standards.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of a course on appropriate social media use, anti-discrimination, and inclusion.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member engaged in professional misconduct by advising her school board that she was medically unfit to return to work, while simultaneously accepting a teaching position with another school board in a different province.

The Member requested and received sick leave benefits from her original employer while working for the new employer.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member issued false and misleading medical notes, failed to comply with the ethical standards of the profession, and failed to fulfill her duties under the Education Act.

The Committee concluded that the Member's actions constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct, and made a finding of professional misconduct.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with two students.

The member engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with one student, sending numerous personal, controlling, and manipulative text messages over a year, and making inappropriate physical contact.

The member also drove another student alone in his personal vehicle.

The member pled guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a four-month suspension, and complete coursework on boundary violations and professional ethics.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate and religiously insensitive comments to students, taking students off school property without permission, and disclosing confidential student information in breach of a principal's directive.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations.