The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate, culturally insensitive, and disparaging comments to students, and for engaging in unwanted and unnecessary physical contact with them.
The Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.
The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of students.
Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on cultural sensitivity.