Rosemary Fontaine

The member faced allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence.

The College withdrew the professional misconduct allegations and proceeded on incompetence.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a plea of no contest, the Discipline Committee found the member incompetent due to repeated unsatisfactory performance appraisals and failure to improve classroom management skills.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, imposing terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate, including requirements for a classroom management course and subsequent performance appraisals.

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

The member consented to the motion.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who pled guilty to a criminal charge of internet luring.

The member had communicated online for a sexual purpose with an undercover police officer whom he believed to be a 13-year-old female.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, revoked his teaching certificate, and ordered the publication of the decision.

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

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Resolution.

The member admitted to lacking organizational, classroom management, planning, and assessment skills between 2002 and 2004.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea, found the member incompetent, and ordered conditions on her certificate requiring the successful completion of Additional Qualification courses in classroom management, curriculum development, and assessment.

The Member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from inappropriate classroom behaviour, including engaging in inappropriate topics of discussion and failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with students.

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

The Committee ordered the Member to receive counselling and complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.

The Member, a teacher and former member of the College's Discipline Committee, was charged with professional misconduct for disclosing confidential information from a closed reinstatement hearing to the media and other parties.

The Member argued he was speaking generally about the reinstatement process and did not disclose specific confidential details.

The Discipline Committee found the Member's testimony lacked credibility and concluded, based on circumstantial evidence including emails and a television broadcast, that he had breached confidentiality.

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct.

The Member pleaded no contest to an allegation of incompetence following two unsatisfactory performance appraisals related to classroom management, curriculum knowledge, and lesson planning.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member incompetent.

The Committee ordered terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's Certificate, requiring the completion of specific courses and satisfactory performance appraisals before returning to teaching.

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

The member was not in attendance, but the parties consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

Counsel for the College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member set out in the Notice of Hearing.

The member was not in attendance but consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the College to withdraw the allegations.

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

With the consent of the parties and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for acting inappropriately towards female students, including asking them to try on sports clothing and a bathing suit in his office bathroom, inadvertently taking a digital photograph of a student, disregarding a principal's directive not to be alone with female students, and viewing nude photographs on a school computer.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his teaching certificate, completion of a boundary course before returning to teaching, and publication of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the respondent teacher for professional misconduct.

The respondent pleaded no contest to allegations that he failed to maintain professional boundaries, made inappropriate comments to colleagues and students, and displayed poor classroom management.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering the respondent to complete coursework in classroom management and professional interactions.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the decision with the respondent's name, finding that it would serve as a specific and general deterrent.

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

With the consent of the parties and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of internet child luring and escaping lawful custody.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on his criminal convictions, which involved communicating for a sexual purpose with an undercover police officer he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate, emphasizing the need to protect students and deter such conduct.

The member, a Superintendent of Programs, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after being convicted criminally of fraud over $5,000.

Over several years, the member submitted false invoices to the school board for consulting services from a company she secretly controlled, misappropriating over $194,000.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering the immediate revocation of her teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of incompetence against the Member following two unsatisfactory teacher performance appraisals citing issues with classroom management, student engagement, and preparation.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member incompetent and ordered that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on his certificate, requiring him to complete specific Additional Basic Qualifications courses and provide two consecutive satisfactory performance appraisals before returning to teaching.

The member, a teacher of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including using inappropriately loud and aggressive language with students and a parent, applying unnecessary physical discipline to a student, and disregarding a principal's direction.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing terms on the member's certificate requiring a performance appraisal within 12 months.

The member, an elementary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for associating with individuals he knew or ought to have known were members of a criminal organization (the Highway 66 Gang) actively engaged in criminal activities.

Although the member did not engage in criminal activities himself, his conduct was found to be disgraceful, dishonourable, and unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-year suspension of his certificate of qualification and registration, and publication of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion on consent to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member set out in the Notice of Hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.