Bonni Ellis

The Member, a registered nurse working in a psychiatric unit, admitted to professional misconduct for crossing professional boundaries and emotionally abusing a vulnerable client.

The Member made inappropriate comments, hugged the client, kissed the client on the forehead, tucked the client into bed, and stroked the client's hip.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member's conduct to be dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Member was reprimanded, suspended for two months, and subjected to terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration, including mandatory sessions with a nursing expert.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse following an incident where a resident with a history of cardiac issues died after being left unattended in a washroom.

The Member failed to assess the resident, ignored signs of illness, refused to administer prescribed medication for nausea, and left the floor without notifying colleagues.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and was incompetent, demonstrating a profound lack of basic nursing knowledge, skill, and judgment.

Given the Member's lack of insight, failure to attend the hearing, and the danger she posed to the public, the Committee ordered the revocation of her certificate of registration.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct after breaking into a colleague's garage, stealing a school generator, and selling it online.

The Member was criminally convicted of break and enter.

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 8-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and publication of the decision without the Member's name, noting the Member's extreme financial duress and subsequent restitution as mitigating factors.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct after engaging in an inappropriate, sexually explicit electronic relationship with a student.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of internet luring and received a conditional discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-year suspension of the member's teaching certificate, and conditions requiring a boundary course and psychological assessment before returning to teaching.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name, rejecting the member's request for anonymity.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to boundary violations with two male students.

The member pleaded no contest to failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The misconduct included suggesting outings, giving an inappropriate birthday card, providing a disposable camera, hugging a student, and leaving students unsupervised.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision without the member's name.

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

Upon consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who downloaded items, including a curriculum vitae, from a colleague's personal computer without consent.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a course on professional boundaries and ethics, and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to complete remedial courses on classroom management and professional boundaries within the time limit imposed by a 2006 Discipline Committee decision.

The Committee accepted the guilty plea and found the Member guilty.

While the Committee largely accepted the joint submission on penalty, it rejected the proposed reprimand and ordered publication without the Member's name, noting the Member was unrepresented, had no intention to return to teaching, and the breach was not intentional.

The Member's certificate was suspended for three months and he must complete the courses before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in extensive inappropriate personal communications with a student over two years, including terms of endearment and expressions of love.

The Member also failed to report the student's allegation of sexual touching by the Member's husband.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries, abusing a student emotionally, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension (with one month postponed upon completion of an ethics course), and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report a student's disclosure of sexual touching by a colleague's husband.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a professional ethics course, and publication of the decision including the Member's name, emphasizing the egregious nature of failing to report suspected child abuse.

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

The College indicated that no witnesses would come forward, resulting in no reasonable prospect of a finding of professional misconduct.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee concluded that the withdrawal was reasonable in the circumstances and authorized the College to withdraw the allegations.

The member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for mishandling student travel funds over a three-year period.

She intermingled student money with her own, failed to maintain adequate financial records, and sold a complimentary trip intended for volunteer chaperones to a student for personal gain.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-year suspension of her certificate, and a condition that she refrain from handling school monies upon her return to teaching.

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

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, authorizing the withdrawal in exchange for the member's immediate resignation, cancellation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and an undertaking never to seek reinstatement or teach in any public school in Ontario.

The College of Teachers filed a motion requesting permission to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member, Gregory Aubrey Carrega, as set out in the notice of hearing dated November 14, 2008.

The member was not present.

Upon considering the submissions of counsel for the College and counsel for the member, and on consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and allowed the College to withdraw the allegations.

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

During the 2004/2005 academic year, the member used inappropriate language, engaged in horseplay with male students, and used physical contact to discipline students.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted that his actions constituted conduct unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the member to be counselled, complete a course in positive classroom management strategies, and directing that a summary of the decision be published without the member's name.

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

With the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching the buttocks of several female colleagues over a twelve-year period.

The Member did not attend the hearing but entered into a Memorandum of Agreement admitting to the conduct and pleading guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea, finding the Member breached standards of the profession by engaging in unprofessional and unbecoming conduct.

The Member having already resigned and retired, the Committee ordered the publication of a summary of the decision without the Member's name, and noted conditions for any future re-application for membership.

The Member, an elementary school teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct after placing his hands on a student's shoulders and making punching motions in an effort to discuss bullying.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered the Member to be counselled, complete a course on disciplinary techniques, and directed publication of the decision without the Member's name.