Stéphane Vallée

The Member, a retired teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate physical contact with a student, playing inappropriate videos in class, and making comments that made female students uncomfortable.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession, psychological or emotional abuse, and disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and a requirement to complete a course on boundary violations and professional ethics before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for sending sexually suggestive and personal text and Facebook messages to current and former students over a three-year period.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and completion of a boundary course.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence given the serious violation of teacher-student boundaries.

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 the member guilty of professional misconduct under multiple subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

As a penalty, the Committee directed the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and ordered the publication of the decision.

The Member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after admitting to stealing approximately $1,140 from a colleague's bank account.

She had previously pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of possession of property obtained by crime and received a conditional discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of an ethics course.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the Member's name in the College's official publication, finding that the serious nature of the theft outweighed mitigating factors such as her guilty plea and clean prior record.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following an incident in British Columbia where he engaged in a physical altercation with a sex worker, resulting in criminal charges that were stayed upon his entering a peace bond.

The Member had previously admitted to conduct unbecoming a teacher in British Columbia, leading to the cancellation of his teaching certificate there.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member was previously found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to appear before the Discipline Committee to receive a verbal reprimand.

The Member failed to appear despite numerous warnings and efforts by the College.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to comply with the previous order, demonstrating a lack of respect for the College's authority.

The Committee ordered that the Member receive a verbal reprimand prior to accepting any teaching position, suspended his Certificate of Qualification and Registration for three months, and directed publication of the decision with his name.

The Member brought a motion seeking an adjournment of her discipline hearing on the day it was scheduled to commence, citing a need for closed captioning accommodation due to a hearing impairment.

The College consented to the adjournment to arrange the accommodation.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, finding that the need for accommodation outweighed the inconvenience to the College and its witnesses, and that proceeding without accommodation would significantly prejudice the Member.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member, an experienced teacher, alleging professional misconduct and incompetence.

The Member received three unsatisfactory performance appraisals during the 2008-2009 school year, demonstrating significant deficiencies in classroom management, planning, teaching methods, adaptive teaching for a student with special needs, and supervision.

The Member also used inappropriate disciplinary measures, such as pulling a chair out from under a student, and failed to adequately supervise students, leading to an incident where students viewed inappropriate content online.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence in his absence.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and imposed conditions requiring the Member to complete specific coursework before returning to teaching.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for irregularities during the administration of Grade [XXX] EQAO testing, including allowing students to interact, reading a passage aloud to a student with an IEP within hearing of others, and leaving instructional materials posted.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand to remain on the Register for 12 months, completion of an ethics course, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to permit four witnesses to testify by videoconference or Skype.

The witnesses lived in remote areas of Ontario, and one was undergoing chemotherapy.

The member did not attend the hearing and was not represented.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the witnesses' testimony was material, they were unable to attend in person due to distance and medical reasons, and the member failed to prove any undue adverse effect.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging she made inappropriate comments, used profanity, and verbally abused students in her classroom.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month retroactive suspension, and the completion of coursework on appropriate boundaries and classroom management.

The Committee also ordered that the member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that the aggravating factors, including a pattern of repeated behaviour despite previous board interventions, outweighed the mitigating factors.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who was convicted of trafficking marijuana to an undercover police officer.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that he abused his position of trust and was motivated by greed.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 24-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course prior to returning to teaching.

The Member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct stemming from incidents during the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Member engaged in inappropriate physical contact with female students, used inappropriate language, made racist remarks about a vice-principal, and displayed a lack of self-control by yelling and kicking furniture.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of courses on boundary violations and anger management.

The Committee also ordered that the Member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that publication was necessary for specific and general deterrence and to ensure the transparency of the discipline process.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for inappropriately touching two female students while tutoring them.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate and racially insensitive comments, verbally abusing students, and disclosing confidential student information to another parent.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on classroom management and professional boundaries, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving poor classroom management, harassment of a female colleague, and inappropriate physical contact with a student.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a nine-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with the member's name, finding that publication was necessary for specific and general deterrence and to maintain public confidence in the discipline process.