Yasser Leheta

The College brought a motion to adjourn a discipline hearing after the self-represented member, who had initially agreed to plead no contest, made statements during the plea inquiry raising concerns about the voluntariness of the plea.

The member did not object to the adjournment.

The Discipline Committee declined to accept the Statement of Uncontested Facts and Plea of No Contest and granted the adjournment so the matter could proceed as a contested hearing before a newly-constituted panel.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal and psychological abuse, failing to comply with ethical standards, and engaging in disgraceful and unprofessional conduct.

The uncontested facts established that the member repeatedly used a racial slur in front of students and made disparaging remarks about their intelligence and clothing.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding it fell within a range of acceptable outcomes.

The member was reprimanded, her teaching certificate was suspended for two months, and she was ordered to complete a course on appropriate communication and cultural sensitivity.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct after refusing to use the preferred names and pronouns of two transgender students.

The Member also made inappropriate comments questioning their gender identity, distributed non-curricular materials reflecting his personal beliefs, and sent inappropriate emails to school administration.

The Member pled guilty via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and the completion of a course on diversity and inclusion.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw all allegations of incompetence against the Member.

The allegations arose from three unsatisfactory performance appraisals that were subsequently annulled after the Member grieved his dismissal.

In exchange for the withdrawal, the Member entered into an Undertaking and Acknowledgement requiring him to complete an additional qualification course and undergo two performance appraisals within 24 months.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that proceeding with a hearing had no reasonable prospect of success and that the Undertaking adequately protected the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to failing to maintain professional standards, verbally and psychologically abusing students, and engaging in disgraceful and unprofessional conduct.

The uncontested facts showed the member ignored a school nut-free policy, exchanged inappropriate emails with former students criticizing current students, refused to help struggling students, mocked incorrect answers using a Staples 'Easy' button, and used a computer for personal entertainment during class time.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member was reprimanded, suspended for six months, and ordered to complete a course on classroom communication and professional boundaries.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of two students.

He had previously been convicted criminally of sexual assault and sexual exploitation in relation to the same students.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration and issued a written reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing a student by grabbing her wrist and yelling at her during a class game.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on classroom management, anger management, and professional ethics.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for instructing two students to prepare assessment materials for her classes, providing one student with access to other students' marks, and submitting false marks for that student.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including falsifying records, breaching confidentiality, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the successful completion of coursework on professional ethics and student assessment.

The member, an occasional teacher, faced a discipline hearing regarding an incident where a student was sexually assaulted by a group of students in his classroom.

The member failed to intervene, did not allow the victim to leave the classroom, and failed to seek assistance from the principal.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to supervise adequately, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member due to insufficient evidence.

The member's counsel consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that there was no reasonable prospect of a finding of professional misconduct and that proceeding would not be in the public interest.

The Member, a short-term occasional teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct relating to several incidents of inadequate student supervision and poor classroom management.

The incidents included leaving young students unsupervised, delaying students' departure causing them to miss their bus, losing track of a student, and yelling at a student in front of peers.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards, psychological abuse, and failing to adequately supervise students.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a classroom management course before returning to teaching.

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

The allegations arose from three unsatisfactory performance appraisals, but a grievance arbitrator subsequently found the Member should have received specific supports and a re-appraisal.

In exchange for the withdrawal, the Member signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgement agreeing to complete an additional qualification course and undergo further performance appraisals upon returning to teaching.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was in the public interest as the Undertaking provided similar public protection to what would likely have been ordered following a contested hearing.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the member's undertaking to irrevocably resign, surrender his teaching certificate, and never seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario again.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was in the public interest given the member's undertaking and the significant evidentiary challenges that would have made obtaining a finding of professional misconduct difficult.

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

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded, his Certificate of Qualification and Registration be immediately revoked, and he pay $20,000 in costs to the College.