Vicki Shannon

The Member, a vice-principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sending an inappropriate email containing sexual jokes to staff and for inappropriately touching a colleague's buttock during an awards assembly.

The Member admitted to sending the email but denied the touching allegation.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct on all counts, concluding her actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a course on professional boundaries, and publication of the decision with her name.

The Member, a Transportation Technology teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for transferring a donated vehicle's engine to a staff member's private vehicle, removing a donated vehicle to his private residence, disposing of two donated vehicles without authorization, and leaving school early without permission.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and 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 and repeated nature of the misconduct outweighed the mitigating factors.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct contrary to subsections 1(5), 1(18), and 1(19) of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and required the Member to complete a course on professional interactions and boundary violations with colleagues prior to returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for entering schools outside of work hours without permission and taking approximately $600 from a petty cash box and a pair of snowshoes.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a three-month suspension.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the Member's name in the College's official publication, rejecting the Member's argument that publication would hinder his rehabilitation from a pathological gambling disorder.

The Member, a vice-principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate and uncomfortable comments to several female colleagues over a three-week period.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations, admitting that his conduct violated the standards of the profession and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

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

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, finding that the aggravating factors outweighed the mitigating factors and that publication was necessary for specific and general deterrence.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sending hundreds of inappropriate text messages to two students, including late at night and during class time.

Despite requests from parents to stop, the Member continued the communications.

The Member also met one of the students, provided him with alcohol, and watched him consume it and smoke marijuana before he left by boat.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a nine-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the Member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of professional misconduct against a teacher for inappropriate comments and substandard teaching practices.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for inaccurately recording student grades in the Mark Book system and for making inappropriate comments in front of students, including asking if a student was 'gay' and stating that a student's mother 'grilled' him and was 'animated'.

The Committee dismissed several other allegations, including failing to adequately supervise students, providing an overly-detailed exam review, and leaving an exam on his desk for students to view, citing insufficient evidence or finding that the conduct did not amount to professional misconduct.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled at a later date.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member following his criminal convictions for sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching involving two young female students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal convictions.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the finding and order be published with the member's name, emphasizing the egregious nature of the conduct and the need to protect the public and uphold the standards of the profession.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of three young students.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring proof of successful completion of behavioural management, restorative practices, and anger management training.

The Committee also ordered that the member's name be published in the College's official publication, rejecting the member's argument for publication without name, to serve as a specific and general deterrent.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who co-authored a published novel containing sexualized content and negative stereotypes involving fictional high-school students and teachers.

The member resigned from the College and did not attend the hearing, but signed an Agreed Statement of Facts and Plea of No Contest.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written admonishment and recorded the member's undertaking never to teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate, offensive, and demeaning comments to students, including remarks with sexual overtones and derogatory comments about students' physical stature and speech impediments.

The Member admitted to the facts and pleaded guilty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of courses on boundary violations and sensitivity training, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a Grade 8 student.

The member admitted to communicating with the student outside of school hours, visiting his home late at night, and allowing him to sleep in her hotel room during a sports tournament.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and found her guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse and disgraceful or dishonourable conduct.

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

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to disclose his 1995 Florida criminal convictions for child abuse and battery on his College application and subsequent school board employment applications.

He also made inappropriate comments to a special needs student and the student's parents.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for posting inappropriate and discriminatory comments on a blog and his website regarding abortion and homosexuality, and for making homophobic remarks to a student and his principal.

The Member pled 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 one-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification, completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision including the Member's name.

The Member, a school principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct related to financial mismanagement, including improper use of school funds, failing to safeguard funds, and personal use of a school courier account.

The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct through a Memorandum of Agreement.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreement, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and failing to keep proper records.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course in professional ethics.

The Member, a former school principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating over $20,000 from a school advisory council account between 2004 and 2009.

The funds, intended for student programs, were improperly used for staff events, unauthorized wages, and other unapproved expenses.

The Member falsified accounting records to conceal the true nature of the payments.

He previously pled guilty to criminal misappropriation of funds and paid restitution.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered an 18-month suspension of his teaching certificate, a formal reprimand, and the completion of a professional ethics course prior to returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who taught a Transportation Technology course.

The member admitted to professional misconduct for failing to keep accurate records of services provided on privately owned vehicles and for using school funds to purchase auto parts for his personal vehicles.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's plea of no contest and found him guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a course on professional ethics and record keeping, and publication of the decision with the member's name, emphasizing the need for general deterrence and the protection of the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence following three unsatisfactory performance appraisals citing deficiencies in classroom management and teaching strategies.

The College withdrew the professional misconduct allegations.

The Member pled guilty to incompetence based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering that conditions be placed on the Member's Certificate of Qualification requiring him to notify the Registrar of any teaching employment and to provide a satisfactory performance appraisal within 18 months.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriate classroom management, including grabbing a student's wrist, putting tape over students' mouths, and placing a heater within reach of students, causing a minor burn.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Following a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the successful completion of a classroom management course.

The Committee also ordered that the findings and orders be published with the Member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for physically mistreating three students.

The member pled 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 and required the member to complete a course in handling contentious situations.

The Committee also ordered that the findings and order be published with the member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.