Amanda Wojcik

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment.

The Tribunal scheduled a teleconference to address the respondents' requests to dismiss the application for delay and failure to state a prima facie case.

The applicant failed to attend the scheduled teleconference.

The Tribunal dismissed the application on the basis that it was deemed abandoned and, additionally, because it was filed outside the one-year statutory time limit under section 34 of the Human Rights Code without establishing good faith for the delay.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from his use of inappropriate language, profanity, and sexually suggestive materials in the classroom, as well as leaving an opened bottle of alcohol in a classroom closet.

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

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, given the nature of the conduct and the Member's intention to return to teaching as an occasional teacher.

The applicants sought judicial review of a decision by the Minister of Labour's delegate to revoke a prior order that authorized a multi-site joint health and safety committee for the respondent school board.

The applicants argued the delegate failed to consider statutory criteria, exercise discretion properly, and provide procedural fairness.

The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding the delegate's decision was a discretionary administrative decision akin to public policy, owed significant deference, and was reasonable given the committee's dysfunction.

The Member, an elementary school teacher, pleaded guilty in criminal court to stealing a credit card from a colleague and using it to fraudulently purchase merchandise.

Following her criminal conviction, the Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct charges.

The Member pleaded no contest and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a suspension of her teaching certificate until June 30, 2009, and publication of the decision in summary form without her name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for incompetence.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Resolution.

The member admitted to lacking organizational, classroom management, planning, and assessment skills between 2002 and 2004.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea, found the member incompetent, and ordered conditions on her certificate requiring the successful completion of Additional Qualification courses in classroom management, curriculum development, and assessment.

The applicants sought judicial review of the Minister of Labour's decision to revoke an order authorizing a multi-workplace joint health and safety committee.

The respondent school board brought a preliminary motion to strike portions of the applicants' affidavits, arguing they contained irrelevant information, hearsay, and improper opinion evidence.

The motion judge dismissed the motion, finding that the full panel hearing the judicial review application would be in a better position to assess the admissibility and relevance of the affidavit evidence.

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

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.