Susan Arbour

The member was previously found to have engaged in professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, by exchanging inappropriate electronic communications of a sexual nature on social media.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to revoke the member's certificate of qualification and registration, as mandated by the Ontario College of Teachers Act for findings of sexual abuse.

The member, a director of education, faced allegations of professional misconduct for improperly expensing personal accommodation and travel costs to his board-issued credit card.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and fully repaid the expenses prior to any complaint.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to keep records, signing false or misleading documents, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written reprimand, a one-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

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

The member admitted to communicating with the student on social media while intoxicated but denied the communications were sexual in nature.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's late-night social media messages, which included comments on the student's appearance and sexually suggestive gestures, constituted sexual abuse.

The Committee also found the member engaged in verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, and that his actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

An interim suspension was ordered pending a penalty hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member for alleged professional misconduct, sexual abuse of a student, and a prohibited act involving child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in the alleged acts.

The Committee ordered a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, with written reasons to follow.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct including sexual abuse of a student.

The Member engaged in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student, which included electronic communications, spending time alone, and physical and sexual contact both while she was a student and after she graduated.

The Member was criminally convicted of sexual exploitation.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand, immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and reimbursement to the College for any funding provided under the Therapy and Counselling Program.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to and was convicted of possessing child pornography under the Criminal Code.

At a discipline hearing before the Ontario College of Teachers, the Member pled guilty to professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and the mandatory immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate pursuant to the Ontario College of Teachers Act.

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.

After three days of a contested hearing, the College advised that based on evidence presented and new evidence brought to its attention, there was no reasonable prospect of proving the allegations.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources proceeding with a matter where there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a school principal who wore a racialized student's shaved hair as a wig on two occasions, including as part of a Halloween costume.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, admitting his actions demonstrated a lack of cultural sensitivity and respect.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member's conduct violated ethical standards and his obligations as a positive role model under the Education Act.

The member was reprimanded and his teaching certificate was suspended for three months.

The Committee noted the member had already completed over 125 hours of voluntary education on racism and diversity, satisfying the coursework condition of the penalty.

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

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included yelling at students, comparing their work to humiliate them, and using unnecessary physical force by pulling a student by the wrist.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on classroom and anger management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who appeared in a one-on-one virtual meeting with a student wearing gym shorts that clearly showed the shape of his penis.

The member adjusted his camera multiple times to show his pelvic area, making the student uncomfortable.

The member pleaded no contest to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on professional boundaries and the appropriate use of technology.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against the Member, a university athletic coach, for professional misconduct.

The Member did not contest allegations that he engaged in a sexual relationship with a high school student athlete and later engaged in inappropriate boundary violations with a university student athlete.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the mandatory revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed that he receive a written reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing racialized students in his class.

The Member admitted to making racist, demeaning, and threatening comments, using profanity, and engaging in physically aggressive behaviour such as kicking chairs and flicking a student's head.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework in anger management, classroom management, and cultural diversity.