Ahmad Mozaffari

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for boundary violations, including communicating with students on his personal cell phone and driving a student in his personal vehicle outside of school hours, contrary to school policies.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and acknowledging the Member's prior completion of a professional boundaries course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for making inappropriate and sexist comments to students, including stating that 'girls belong in the kitchen'.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted a plea of no contest and an agreed statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, specifically verbal and psychological abuse.

The member resigned from the College and signed an undertaking never to teach again.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty and ordered a written reprimand to be recorded on the register.

The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers, admitting to sexually touching a student on two occasions between 1978 and 1979.

The Member had previously been convicted of indecent assault under the Criminal Code for the same conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who made numerous racist, sexist, and homophobic comments to students during class and sent an inappropriate email regarding critical race theory to school staff.

The member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

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

The Committee noted that the member had already resigned from the College and signed an undertaking never to seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario again.

In a professional discipline hearing, the registrant admitted falsifying dental records and backdating insurance-related documents for multiple patients so they could maximize year-end benefits.

The panel found professional misconduct proven under s. 51(1)(c) of the Health Professions Procedural Code and paragraphs 26, 28, 33, and 59 of s. 2 of Ontario Regulation 853/93.

Applying the public-interest test governing joint submissions on penalty, the panel accepted a joint penalty and costs submission.

The order imposed a five-month suspension, remedial coursework, 24 months of practice monitoring, a prohibition on employing the registrant’s wife in the practice, and $10,000 in costs.

The member requested an adjournment of his penalty hearing due to health issues and an inability to obtain legal representation.

The College consented to a short adjournment, noting this was the member's first adjournment request at the penalty stage.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, ordering the parties to collaborate on scheduling a new date that will be peremptory on the member.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct involving multiple students.

Following a plea of no contest and a Statement of Uncontested Facts, the Discipline Committee found the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

A mandatory publication ban was ordered to protect the identities of the students involved.

The discipline panel considered a registrant's admission that he falsely told a patient he had consulted an oral pathologist who agreed that a tongue lesion was non-urgent hyperkeratosis.

The panel held that the dishonesty, coupled with the lack of documentation and the resulting delay in cancer diagnosis, constituted professional misconduct under s. 51(1)(c) of the Code and s. 2(59) of Ontario Regulation 853/93.

Applying the public-interest test governing joint submissions on penalty, the panel accepted a jointly proposed disposition centered on public protection, general deterrence, and the registrant's undertaking to resign permanently from practice in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.

The panel ordered a reprimand and costs of $7,500.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a secondary school teacher for professional misconduct involving boundary violations with four female students.

The Member admitted to making inappropriate comments about a student's physical appearance, touching a student without permission during class demonstrations, hugging students, and sending inappropriate text messages.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

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

The College submitted that, after assessing the evidence, there was no reasonable prospect of establishing the allegations.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that it was not in the public interest to proceed with a matter where there was insufficient evidence to obtain a finding of professional misconduct.

The College prosecuted a discipline case arising from the registrant's criminal guilty plea for recording images and videos of an individual without knowledge or consent.

The registrant admitted professional misconduct based on a finding of guilt for an offence relevant to suitability to practise and conduct unbecoming a psychotherapist.

Applying the stringent joint-submission standard, the tribunal held the proposed penalty was not so unhinged from the circumstances as to bring the discipline system into disrepute.

The tribunal imposed a two-month suspension, ethics-related educational terms, a reprimand, and costs.

The Member, a former school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to comply with Ministry and Board policies regarding the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) and Supervised Alternative Learning Plan (SALP) programs.

The Member improperly withheld PLAR credits from eligible students by imposing arbitrary additional requirements, resulting in at least one student being unable to attend college.

She also failed to properly oversee the SALP program, leading to financial penalties for the Board, and improperly attended school property while on administrative leave to retrieve confidential documents.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a former school principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to the mishandling of school generated funds, falsification of records, and failure to follow board policies.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included using school funds for personal purchases, directing staff to inappropriately raise a student's grade for a hockey scholarship, and failing to attend a mandatory principals' conference.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, an 18-month suspension of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

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 after the Member signed an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment permanently resigning from the College and irrevocably surrendering his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and appropriate, and that the Member's permanent resignation and undertaking never to work in a position requiring a certificate ensured the protection of the public.

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.

Following a finding of professional misconduct for failing to maintain an appropriate learning environment and making disrespectful and disparaging remarks to students, the Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing.

The member brought a preliminary motion to reopen the hearing to admit new evidence, which the Panel dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

On penalty, the Panel ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and the successful completion of coursework on anger management, classroom management, professional ethics, and cultural sensitivity before returning to the classroom.

Applying the Hall factors, the Panel also ordered the member to pay $20,000 in costs to the College.

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Registrant for failing to comply with the Quality Assurance Program and failing to cooperate with a College investigator.

The Registrant did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Registrant's repeated failures to respond to communications, submit required records, and attend an investigative interview constituted professional misconduct.

Finding the Registrant ungovernable, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration, a reprimand, and costs of $13,852.94.

The applicant dentist sought judicial review of a decision by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario.

The Committee had ordered the applicant to complete a remediation program and receive a verbal caution after he posted sexually suggestive TikTok videos linked to his dental practice.

The Divisional Court applied the reasonableness standard of review and dismissed the application, finding that the Committee's conclusions regarding the breach of practice advisories and the risk to the public were justified and available on the record.

A discipline panel accepted a registrant’s admissions to professional misconduct arising from widespread false dental insurance billing, fabricated records, altered radiographs, and misleading supporting documents involving multiple patients over 2018 and 2019.

Applying the public-interest test for joint penalty submissions, the panel held the proposed disposition was within the reasonable range for comparable discipline cases and advanced public protection, deterrence, and remediation.

The panel imposed a four-month suspension, reprimand, extensive practice and compliance conditions, practice monitoring, and costs.

A publication ban protected the identities of patients named in the exhibits.

The applicant, a dental hygienist whose certificate of registration was revoked in 2018 for treating her spouse prior to the enactment of the spousal exemption, applied for reinstatement.

The College did not oppose the application.

The Discipline Committee found that the applicant had taken responsibility for her mistake, demonstrated good character, completed a refresher course, and posed a low risk of reoffending.

The application for reinstatement was granted.