Julie Maciura

The Member, who was self-represented, brought two motions before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers: a motion for an indefinite adjournment of his discipline hearing, and a motion for the production of third-party records to compel a doctor to author a medical report.

The College consented to an adjournment but opposed it being indefinite.

The Panel granted the adjournment to allow the Member time to retain counsel and obtain medical evidence, but imposed a six-month timeframe and conditions, finding that an indefinite adjournment was not in the public interest.

The Panel dismissed the production motion, ruling that it was not the appropriate mechanism to compel a third party to create an expert report.

The Member, a Vice-Principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after allowing a student to host a party at his residence where underage drinking and marijuana use occurred.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete coursework on professional ethics and boundaries.

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

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal and psychological abuse of a student, as well as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.

The Member engaged in inappropriate and unwelcome conduct with a student, including asking for her personal phone number, inviting her to the movies, and showing her images of sex dolls on his phone.

He also engaged in inappropriate conduct with a colleague.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The Member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a five-month suspension, and complete coursework on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and physically abusing a special needs student.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to grabbing, dragging, and shouting at the student on multiple occasions.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the completion of a classroom management and anger management course before returning to teaching.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's undertaking to resign her membership immediately and never seek reinstatement or teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was in the public interest as the Member had not taught since 2014, there were no new safety concerns, and the undertaking ensured no future students would be exposed to her.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct including verbal and psychological abuse of students, inadequate supervision, and unprofessional interactions with colleagues and superiors.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of coursework in professional ethics and classroom management.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for repeatedly engaging in inappropriate electronic communications with students, altering student photos, and using a false identity on social media to contact a student regarding a school yearbook, contrary to his principal's directions.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found the Member committed professional misconduct including verbal and emotional abuse.

A majority of the panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and completion of a course on boundaries and professional ethics.

One panel member dissented on penalty, finding a 12-month suspension was warranted given the severity of the boundary violations and the Member's prior disciplinary history.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member for purchasing and consuming alcohol and marijuana with two underage former students at their home without parental knowledge.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The parties presented an amended joint submission on penalty after the Committee expressed concerns that the initial proposal of a three-month suspension was inadequate.

Applying the public interest test, the Committee accepted the amended joint submission, ordering a reprimand, an eight-month suspension, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of incompetence following three unsatisfactory performance appraisals under the New Teacher Induction Program.

The appraisals identified deficiencies in lesson planning, instructional strategies, student assessment, and classroom management.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member incompetent and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering that terms, conditions, or limitations be placed on his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, including the completion of an Additional Qualification course and subsequent performance appraisals upon returning to teaching.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to inappropriate physical and emotional interactions with three students across different academic years.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to physically redirecting students, pushing a student's chair causing him to fall, and initiating an unauthorized one-on-one behaviour monitoring program that caused emotional distress.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse, and failing to maintain professional standards.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's teaching certificate, and mandatory coursework on classroom management and professional boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member, citing insufficient evidence and no reasonable prospect of a finding.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that it was not in the public interest to proceed with a matter where there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the member's resignation and an undertaking never to teach in Ontario again or seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and protected the public interest, as the member would never again be in a position to pose a risk to the public through teaching.

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

The member had passed away prior to the hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in the circumstances of the member's death was reasonable and appropriate.

The appellant, a dental hygienist, appealed the mandatory revocation of his registration for professional misconduct (sexual abuse of a patient, his eventual spouse).

The appeal challenged the Court of Appeal's prior decisions in Leering and Mussani, arguing that the "zero-tolerance" policy and mandatory revocation provisions of the Health Professions Procedural Code infringed sections 7 and 12 of the Charter.

The court dismissed the appeal, reaffirming that sexual abuse is established by the concurrence of a health professional-patient relationship and a sexual relationship, and that mandatory revocation does not violate Charter rights, as economic interests are not protected by sections 7 or 12, and the penalty is not cruel or unusual.

The court also clarified the narrow scope of the spousal exception.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member engaged in professional misconduct.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and the completion of coursework on boundaries and professional ethics.

One panel member dissented on the length of the suspension, stating a 12-month suspension would have been appropriate.

The member brought a motion to indefinitely adjourn his discipline hearing, citing the passing of his ex-wife 15 months prior.

The College consented to adjourning the immediate hearing date but opposed an indefinite adjournment.

The Discipline Committee denied the request for an indefinite adjournment, noting the lack of sufficient reasons for further delay, the fact that two previous adjournments had already been granted, and the public interest in concluding a matter involving conduct that occurred 8 to 19 years ago.

The hearing was adjourned to a previously scheduled continuation date.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded, his Certificate of Qualification and Registration be immediately revoked, and he pay $20,000 in costs to the College.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and emotionally abusing students by making inappropriate comments about suicide and killing, and by calling students derogatory names such as 'meatball', 'sausage', and 'dorks'.

The Member pled guilty via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, an 8-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries and classroom management.

The Member brought a motion to adjourn the scheduled discipline hearing dates for medical reasons.

The College did not oppose the motion but requested terms and conditions.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment to September 13, 2021, and imposed conditions on any future adjournment requests for medical reasons, including the requirement to submit to an independent medical evaluation if requested by the College.

The Member, a school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving the harassment of two female teachers.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts, finding that the Member made inappropriate comments, engaged in unwelcome physical contact, and failed to maintain professional boundaries.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries.