Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers
DECISION, REASONS FOR DECISION AND ORDER
IN THE MATTER OF the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 and the Regulation (Ontario Regulation 437/97) thereunder;
AND IN THE MATTER OF a discipline proceeding against
Marie Bonita Chantal Bazinet, OCT, a member of the Ontario College of Teachers.
BETWEEN:
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS
– and –
MARIE BONITA CHANTAL BAZINET (REGISTRATION #518443)
PANEL: Kimberley Westfall-Connor, Chair Maria Bueno-Marcial, OCT Lisa Tucker
HEARD: July 17, 2023
Jordan Stone, for the Ontario College of Teachers Darcel Bullen, for Marie Bonita Chantal Bazinet Erica Richler, Independent Legal Counsel
PUBLICATION BAN: Pursuant to subsection 32.1(3) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, no person shall publish the identity of, or any information that could disclose the identity of any person who is under 18 years old and is a witness in a hearing or is the subject of evidence in a hearing.
1This proceeding was heard electronically before a panel of the Discipline Committee (the “Panel”) of the Ontario College of Teachers (the “College”) on July 17, 2023, in accordance with rule 8.01 of the Rules of Procedure of the Discipline Committee and of the Fitness to Practise Committee.
2Marie Bonita Chantal Bazinet (the “Member”) did not attend the hearing but had legal representation.
3The Panel was advised at the outset of the hearing that the parties had entered into an agreement with respect to the hearing.
A. PUBLICATION ban
4The Panel ordered a publication ban pursuant to subsection 32.1(3) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 (the “Act”), which makes such an order mandatory. Accordingly, no person shall publish the identity of, or any information that could disclose the identity of, any person who is under 18 years old and is a witness in a hearing or is the subject of evidence in a hearing.
B. THE ALLEGATIONS
5The allegations against the Member in the Notice of Hearing dated July 27, 2022 (Exhibit 1) are as follows:
IT IS ALLEGED that Marie Bonita Chantal Bazinet is guilty of professional misconduct as defined in the Act in that:
(a) she abused a student or students, verbally, contrary to Ontario Regulation 437/97, subsection 1(7);
(b) she abused a student or students psychologically or emotionally, contrary to [Ontario Regulation 437/97, subsection 1(7.2)](https://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/regu/o-reg