Stéphane Vallée

The Member, a school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving the harassment of two female teachers.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts, finding that the Member made inappropriate comments, engaged in unwelcome physical contact, and failed to maintain professional boundaries.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries.

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

The member did not attend the electronic hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual misconduct as defined in the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996.

The panel reserved its decision and reasons on penalty and costs, to be released with full written reasons for the finding.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct after he grabbed a student by the hood of his sweatshirt during recess, which had the effect of choking the student.

The Member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of an anger management course.

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

The member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration had already been revoked in a prior proceeding, and the complainant no longer wished to participate given the passage of time.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that proceeding would not be in the public interest and that withdrawal was reasonable and appropriate.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for multiple incidents involving physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of students, as well as inappropriate classroom management.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the successful completion of a course on anger management and appropriate discipline before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal and physical abuse of students and poor classroom management.

The member did not contest the facts, which included shouting at students, making inappropriate remarks, and striking students.

The Discipline Committee 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 a classroom management course.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a student through sexually explicit electronic communications and online sexual acts.

The Member brought a motion for a publication ban on his name, presenting unopposed medical evidence that publication would likely cause him serious harm.

The Discipline Committee granted the exceptional publication ban under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996.

On the merits, the Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and a reprimand.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from an incident where she physically intervened to break up what she believed was a fight between students.

She grabbed a student by the neck of her sweatshirt, causing the student to feel choked and frightened.

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

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

The Member, a high school teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for showing inappropriate videos containing violence and sexual discussions, using profanity, and making sexual jokes in front of students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual 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 a course on classroom communication and boundaries.

The Member, a school principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct including unauthorized absences, inappropriate personal use of a board credit card, claiming expenses multiple times, issuing cheques without supporting documents, failing to disclose a conflict of interest regarding the hiring of a relative, and creating a toxic work environment.

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, a five-month suspension of her certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct including emotional and sexual abuse of a student.

The Member engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, communicated with her via text messages, and wrote coded notes containing sexual references about students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student and criminal convictions related to child pornography.

The member pled guilty to the allegations, admitting to sending sexually explicit messages and media to a student.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate, as mandated by the Ontario College of Teachers Act for cases involving sexual abuse of a student.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who was criminally convicted of assaulting a student.

The member struck the student in the stomach and hit him over the head with a stack of papers.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on classroom management and appropriate discipline techniques.

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations including failing to address a parent's concerns, failing to promptly address a student's emotional needs, discussing inappropriate political views with students, showing inappropriate video clips, and disclosing a student's academic standing to another parent.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on professional boundaries before resuming any teaching position.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students and making inappropriate remarks about colleagues.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to shouting at students, using crude language, and creating an environment where students felt insecure.

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 teaching certificate, and the completion of an anger management course, noting the Member's prior disciplinary history as an aggravating factor.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically abusing students, including kicking a student and pulling others by the arm.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee 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 of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on anger management and effective classroom management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The member admitted to engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, which included providing alcohol and cigarettes, holding hands, and kissing.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a written reprimand.

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.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and imposed terms and conditions requiring the successful completion of a course on classroom management and appropriate discipline techniques.

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

The College submitted that there was no reasonable prospect of a finding of guilt because the Member had improved his practice, obtaining two satisfactory performance appraisals following two previous unsatisfactory ones.

The Member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a hearing where there was no reasonable prospect of a finding against the Member.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for repeatedly failing to report to work, failing to attend meetings with the Board, and making unprofessional remarks about a colleague.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of an ethics and professional responsibilities course.