Caroline Zayid

The applicant teacher sought judicial review of a decision by the Investigation Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers to refer a complaint of professional misconduct to the Discipline Committee.

The applicant argued she was denied procedural fairness due to insufficient particulars regarding allegations of inappropriate interactions with male students.

The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding that the Investigation Committee is a screening body owed a limited duty of fairness, and that the applicant had received reasonable information about the allegations as required by the Ontario College of Teachers Act.

The Member pleaded no contest to an allegation of incompetence following two unsatisfactory performance appraisals related to classroom management, curriculum knowledge, and lesson planning.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member incompetent.

The Committee ordered terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's Certificate, requiring the completion of specific courses and satisfactory performance appraisals 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 member was not in attendance, but the parties 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.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a teacher who engaged in extensive off-duty public activities promoting racist, anti-Semitic, and white supremacist views.

The member argued his activities were legal and occurred outside the classroom.

Applying the Supreme Court's decision in Ross, the Discipline Committee found that the member's public persona and activities poisoned the school environment, caused significant disruption, and undermined public confidence in the education system.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the revocation of his teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to an inappropriate relationship with a Grade 8 student.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in disgraceful and dishonourable conduct.

The member admitted to communicating with the student via electronic messaging, issuing invitations to meet outside of school, and arranging to spend time with the student during detentions.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and publication of the decision.

The member also provided an undertaking to immediately resign his membership, never teach again in Ontario, and never seek reinstatement.

The appellant, a psychiatric nurse, appealed a finding of professional misconduct and the resulting penalty imposed by the Discipline Committee of the College of Nurses.

The misconduct involved an improper romantic relationship with a former patient.

The Divisional Court upheld the finding of misconduct, concluding the Panel's decision was reasonable and supported by evidence.

The College's cross-appeal regarding the standard of proof for sexual misconduct was dismissed.

However, the Court allowed the appeal on penalty, finding the 18-month suspension and 24-month restriction on psychiatric nursing excessive for a first-time young offender.

The suspension was reduced to six months and the restriction was set aside.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to assist a student who was assaulted in his presence outside of school hours.

The member had pursued a trespasser who had thrown eggs at his house, discovering it was a student.

After the student was assaulted by onlookers, the member failed to notify authorities or the student's parents, despite the student declining assistance.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the member failed to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Committee ordered an admonishment and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from an inappropriate relationship with a student who had an infatuation with him.

The member admitted to being alone with the student in his car, engaging in personal conversations, and failing to seek professional assistance to manage the boundary issues.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an admonishment, completion of a course on boundary issues, and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name, noting that the misconduct was not of the most severe nature and involved isolated incidents.

The member, a special education teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct allegations arising from a 1989 camping trip where he shared a tent with a student and provided alcohol to a minor.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a boundary course before returning to teaching.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name, finding that the serious breach of the teacher/student relationship and public trust warranted full transparency despite the passage of time.

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

With the consent of the parties and 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.

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

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.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member, as set out in a 2003 Notice of Hearing.

The parties agreed that following the withdrawal, the matter would be referred to the Investigation Committee with additional information.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating hospital property, specifically vials of Rocephin and IV supplies, and receiving an unauthorized intravenous infusion while not a patient.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration requiring practice consultation and ethics education.

The Member, a teacher, was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor under the Criminal Code and sentenced to five months' incarceration.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a hearing in the Member's absence.

Relying on the criminal conviction, the Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member following his criminal convictions for sexual assault and common assault against two minors.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the criminal court records, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, contravening laws relevant to his suitability to teach, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and directed that the decision be published in summary without identifying the member to protect the victims' identities.

Counsel for the Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee, advised by independent legal counsel that it had jurisdiction under section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act to dispose of the proceeding without a hearing on consent, granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Member pleaded no contest to professional misconduct for failing to adhere to a 'hands off' policy when she yelled at, held the wrists of, and pulled a crying student toward her, causing the student to vomit.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand to be recorded on the register and publication of the summary without the Member's name, finding this was an isolated incident of a relatively minor nature.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, noting that the member's teaching certificate had already been revoked in a previous proceeding, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The applicant, a Convention refugee from Iran, sought a Certificate of Qualification to teach in Ontario.

She was unable to provide original documentation of her qualifications because the Iranian government, her persecutor, held the records.

The Ontario College of Teachers refused her application for failing to provide original documents.

The applicant sought a re-evaluation and accommodation from the Registration Appeals Committee, which denied her request.

On judicial review, the Divisional Court held that the Committee's requirement for original documents was prima facie discriminatory based on place of origin.

The Court found that the Committee failed to properly apply the Human Rights Code, failed to accommodate the applicant, and failed to provide adequate reasons for its decision.

The decision was rescinded and remitted for rehearing.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including boundary violations with clients, inappropriate behaviour with a colleague, and falsifying billing records.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by violating the therapeutic nurse-client relationship, misappropriating property, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions on the Member's practice including sensitivity training and supervised practice.