Ava Arbuck

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a student.

The Member counselled the student regarding her personal struggles, shared his personal phone number, hugged her, and accompanied her to a medical appointment off school property without notifying the administration.

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

The Member, a vice-principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted of assaulting a young female child while off-duty.

The Member admitted to failing to maintain the standards of the profession, contravening a law relevant to his suitability to teach, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty and ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, finding that his violent behaviour towards a child demonstrated a significant lack of judgment and undermined the public's confidence in the teaching profession.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for a pattern of abusive behaviour towards students, including swearing at them, calling them derogatory names, making violent threats about bringing a weapon to school, and physically pushing students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of anger management and classroom communication coursework before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave 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 obtaining a finding of professional misconduct and that proceeding would not be in the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with students.

Between 2012 and 2013, the Member used overly familiar terms of endearment with female students and engaged in inappropriate, non-sexual physical contact with several students, including pinching cheeks, patting heads, and kissing cheeks and hands.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing a condition on the Member's certificate requiring the successful completion of a professional boundaries course before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, including sexual abuse and failing to maintain professional boundaries with students.

The member admitted to the allegations, which involved inappropriate touching, making sexualized comments, and inviting students to his home and car.

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

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate along with a written reprimand, emphasizing that his behaviour was an abuse of his trusted position and demonstrated a profound lack of professional judgment.

The Member, a former vice-principal and teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted of nine counts of voyeurism under the Criminal Code.

The Member had placed a hidden camera in a staff washroom at a school and recorded colleagues using the toilet without their consent.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding that the Member's egregious misconduct, which was planned and deliberate, severely undermined public confidence in the teaching profession.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

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

The member did not attend the hearing but entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct under Ontario Regulation 437/97.

Accepting the joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after he entered a designated changing area for female students on two occasions and stared at students who were in various states of undress.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and abusing students psychologically or emotionally.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework and counselling regarding professional boundaries.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with two students and their families.

The Member inappropriately involved herself in the personal lives of the students, including expressing interest in adopting a pregnant student's baby and later withdrawing, and disclosing another student's hospitalization to her employer and boyfriend's mother.

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

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member guilty of professional misconduct in his absence.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and imposed conditions requiring the successful completion of courses in classroom management and anger management with a focus on student sensitivity training.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for providing false information on his application for registration with the Ontario College of Teachers.

He failed to disclose that his teaching credentials had been revoked in California and that he was facing criminal charges in Arizona.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his certificate, and the completion of a course on professional ethics before returning to teaching.

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

The College submitted that after interviewing potential witnesses and assessing the anticipated evidence, there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it reasonable and appropriate, as it is not in the public interest to expend resources on a matter with no reasonable prospect of success.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for a pattern of inappropriate behaviour towards students, parents, and colleagues, including yelling, making sarcastic comments, and disclosing confidential student information online.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of coursework on classroom management and sensitivity training.

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

The College submitted that there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The Member consented to the withdrawal, noting that the alleged misconduct was accidental and could be corroborated by a colleague.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a matter with no reasonable prospect of success.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct set out in a Notice of Hearing against the member.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member's case had previously been dealt with by another Committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Member, a retired teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate physical contact with multiple female students while coaching a school team.

The Member admitted to the facts, including touching students' legs, shoulders, and faces, and pulling a student by her shirt.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered a written reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations should he return to teaching.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct set out in a Notice of Hearing against the member.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member's case had previously been dealt with by another committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired member for professional misconduct involving inappropriate physical contact and boundary violations with female students.

The member had a history of similar misconduct and prior discipline.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of his certificate, and mandatory coursework on boundary violations should he return to teaching.

The Member, a retired teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for developing an inappropriate personal relationship with a student.

The Member exchanged personal electronic messages, sent pictures of himself, took the student out for meals, and made inappropriate comments about having a relationship once she was no longer his student.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 16-month suspension, and a requirement to complete a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.