Johanna Braden

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

The member did not attend the hearing but consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, noting that the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration had already been revoked in a previous matter, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who had been convicted of sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and common assault against a student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

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 the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member, a school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating over $80,000 from school accounts for personal use over a six-year period and forging a former principal's signature on cheques.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the decision be published with the member's name.

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

The member consented to the motion.

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.

With the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing without a hearing, pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member, a high school teacher, was incompetent and guilty of professional misconduct based on three consecutive unsatisfactory Teacher Performance Appraisals conducted by his principal.

The member did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the evidence, which consisted primarily of the subjective observations and opinions of a single principal without corroborating testimony from students, parents, or peers, was insufficient to meet the clear and convincing standard of proof required.

The Committee found the member not guilty of professional misconduct and not incompetent.

The applicant, a licensed exercise person, appealed a trespass notice issued by Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) that excluded him from its premises following a personal dispute on the backstretch.

The applicant sought to void the exclusion and claimed $25,000 in damages.

The Ontario Racing Commission determined it lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter, as the dispute did not primarily relate to racing or the good of horse racing generally, failing to meet the criteria established in the Sudbury Downs case.

The application was dismissed.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct stemming from criminal convictions for gross indecency, indecent assault, and sexual assault against three former students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse of students.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that the findings and order be published with the member's full name.

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

The member admitted to engaging in unprofessional communication with students, including making inappropriate comments about teenage pregnancy, threatening a student, discussing his own past drug use, and sending a Valentine's Day gift to a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and found him guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, required the member to complete a course on appropriate boundaries, and directed publication of the decision.

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.

The member consented to the motion.

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.

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 disciplinary proceedings against a member following his criminal conviction for possession of marijuana.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the criminal conviction constituted professional misconduct, specifically failing to maintain the standards of the profession, contravening a law relevant to suitability to teach, and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a 12-month suspension of the member's certificate, a written reprimand, and publication of the decision.

The suspension could be reduced by six months if the member completed an approved ethics course and attended in person for an oral reprimand.

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

The member was not present but consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, which allows for the disposition of a proceeding without a hearing on consent of the parties.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for alleged sexual abuse and boundary violations involving a vulnerable patient at an addiction treatment facility.

The panel found the patient's evidence clear and convincing, while the member's testimony was evasive and inconsistent.

The panel concluded the member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the client and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The member's certificate of registration was revoked and an oral reprimand was ordered.

The Member pleaded no contest to professional misconduct for grabbing a student by the collar and pushing another student's head onto a desk, causing a cut lip.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension to be postponed and not imposed if the Member completed an anger management course and provided a positive report from his current principal.

The Committee ordered publication of the decision without the Member's name to avoid adverse impact on his spouse, who is also a teacher.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who acted as the Nurse in Charge at a remote northern nursing station.

The College alleged that the nurse failed to meet standards of practice by wasting narcotics without a witness, administering multiple doses of narcotics without a physician's order, failing to properly document the administration and disposal of narcotics, and failing to maintain appropriate security systems for narcotics, including leaving narcotic keys unattended.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct on all counts, noting her blatant disregard for policies and procedures which facilitated the theft of narcotics.

The nurse's certificate of registration was revoked, and she was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and $10,000 in costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member, as 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 without a hearing.

The Committee concluded that the withdrawal of the allegations was reasonable and served the public interest.

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.

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and protected the public interest.

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

The parties consented to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's immediate resignation and an undertaking not to seek reinstatement for at least two years.

The Discipline Committee, noting its jurisdiction under section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act to dispose of proceedings without a hearing on consent, granted the motion and authorized the College to accept the Member's undertaking.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted criminally of possessing child pornography.

The member possessed hundreds of images, including images created by manipulating photographs of a former student taken in the classroom.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering the immediate revocation of his certificate of qualification and registration.