Stéphane Vallée

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for a pattern of inappropriate behaviour towards students, parents, and colleagues, including yelling, making sarcastic comments, and disclosing confidential student information online.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of coursework on classroom management and sensitivity training.

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

The College submitted that there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The Member consented to the withdrawal, noting that the alleged misconduct was accidental and could be corroborated by a colleague.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a matter with no reasonable prospect of success.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired teacher for numerous incidents of professional misconduct over three school years.

The Member was alleged to have made inappropriate, racist, and sexual comments to students, used physical force, and verbally and psychologically abused students.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his conduct was serious, repeated, and had a profound negative impact on students.

The Committee revoked the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, finding him intractable and incorrigible.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The member did not attend the hearing despite being properly served with the Notice of Hearing and disclosure documents.

Proceeding in the member's absence, the Discipline Committee found that the facts supported a finding of professional misconduct under various subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee reserved its decision on penalty, with written reasons to follow.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal and psychological abuse of students.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations, admitting to making inappropriate, demeaning, and intimidating comments to students, such as calling them 'morons' and 'idiots', and engaging in aggressive behaviour like slamming his fist and throwing chalk.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing a condition that the member complete an anger management course before returning to any teaching position.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after dropping a binder on a disruptive student's fingers to get his attention.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional and unbecoming conduct.

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

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for an Undertaking and Acknowledgment in which the Member, who had already resigned her membership, agreed never to teach again in Ontario unless she successfully obtains reinstatement after completing pre-approved coursework on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the resolution reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, who had passed away.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to Rule 13.13 of its Rules of Procedure, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest given the Member's death.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Member admitted to the facts, which included using inappropriate teaching strategies, making disparaging comments, and physically interacting with students in ways that made them uncomfortable.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on anger management and appropriate language before returning to teaching.

The College and the Member brought motions on consent regarding procedural matters in a discipline proceeding.

The College sought leave to deliver motion materials late and to examine five students via videoconference.

The Member sought an exemption from delivering a motion record and to examine a witness via videoconference.

The Discipline Committee granted both motions, setting out specific conditions for the handling of sealed documents during the witness's electronic testimony.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing after finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member had engaged in a pattern of verbally and physically abusive conduct toward students, inappropriately disciplined students by sending them into the hallway unsupervised, and acted unprofessionally and insubordinately toward her principal.

The member did not attend the penalty hearing.

The Committee ordered that the member receive a reprimand, serve a six-month suspension of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and successfully complete pre-approved coursework regarding anger management and appropriate boundaries before returning to a teaching position.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual exploitation of a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with the student, which included kissing and inappropriate communication.

Given the serious nature of the sexual abuse, the member's abuse of trust, and the aggravating factors identified in the criminal proceedings, the Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with a minor student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted the uncontested facts.

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

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the member's name, finding that a criminal non-publication order protected the victim's identity, not the member's, and that recent legislative amendments made publication mandatory.

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

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member would be directed to be dealt with by another committee of the College, and found that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's Undertaking and Acknowledgement, which required him to complete a course in classroom management and placed conditions on his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and adequately protected the public interest.

The Member, a retired teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for repeatedly approaching a female student, making her feel uncomfortable, and showing her a photograph of herself that he had downloaded from her Instagram account.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, finding that the need for deterrence and transparency outweighed the Member's privacy interests.

The Member, a retired teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct after pleading guilty to allegations stemming from his conviction in the United Kingdom for making and taking indecent photographs of children.

The Member's laptop contained over 1700 pornographic images and videos of children.

He subsequently applied for and obtained a teaching position in Ontario without disclosing his criminal convictions.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, revoking the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and ordering the publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for allowing students access to his Facebook page and personal computer containing inappropriate and pornographic images, and for allowing students to massage his back during class.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an in-person reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a course on boundary violations, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for alleged professional misconduct and incompetence involving physical and verbal abuse of students, inappropriate discipline, and yelling at staff and administrators.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for pushing and grabbing students, yelling at students and staff, and sending students into the hallway without notifying the office.

The Committee admitted hearsay evidence from students and staff, finding it credible and consistent.

The allegations of psychological/emotional abuse and incompetence were dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual assault and sexual interference involving a Grade [XXX] female student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the criminal conviction, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that his name be published in the College's official publication.