Tianna Travaglini-Babic

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member, a high school teacher, was incompetent and guilty of professional misconduct based on three consecutive unsatisfactory Teacher Performance Appraisals conducted by his principal.

The member did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the evidence, which consisted primarily of the subjective observations and opinions of a single principal without corroborating testimony from students, parents, or peers, was insufficient to meet the clear and convincing standard of proof required.

The Committee found the member not guilty of professional misconduct and not incompetent.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to an inappropriate relationship with a Grade 8 student.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in disgraceful and dishonourable conduct.

The member admitted to communicating with the student via electronic messaging, issuing invitations to meet outside of school, and arranging to spend time with the student during detentions.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and publication of the decision.

The member also provided an undertaking to immediately resign his membership, never teach again in Ontario, and never seek reinstatement.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and failing to adequately supervise students in his special education class.

Over a two-year period, the Member demonstrated difficulties with classroom management, student discipline, and curriculum delivery, receiving unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension to be postponed and ultimately waived if the Member successfully completes approved courses in curriculum planning and classroom management within six months, along with a two-year monitoring period.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member following his criminal convictions for indecent assault and gross indecency involving six of his students.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, specifically contravening a law relevant to his suitability to teach and putting students at risk.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

Finding that the member's actions constituted a severe breach of trust and violation of the students' sexual integrity, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been convicted of criminal breach of trust for misappropriating over $286,000 from a school board insurance trust fund.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal conviction and his failure to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate, noting that his actions breached the public trust and brought the profession into disrepute.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, noting that the member's teaching certificate had already been revoked in a previous proceeding, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Member pleaded no contest to professional misconduct for failing to adhere to a 'hands off' policy when she yelled at, held the wrists of, and pulled a crying student toward her, causing the student to vomit.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand to be recorded on the register and publication of the summary without the Member's name, finding this was an isolated incident of a relatively minor nature.