Shane D'Souza

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student.

The Member and the student exchanged thousands of text messages, spent time alone together, and the Member told the student she loved him.

The Member abruptly ended the relationship when her husband discovered the texts, causing the student significant emotional distress.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty and ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who, after being declared surplus, vandalized his classroom and stole school property before relocating to England.

The member subsequently engaged in a year-long campaign of sending inappropriate, threatening, and impersonating emails to his former colleagues.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his actions were intentional, targeted, and created a culture of fear among staff.

Given the severity of the misconduct and the lack of remorse, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission commenced an enforcement proceeding against Caldwell Investment Management Ltd. (CIM) alleging failure to provide best execution of trades.

CIM brought a motion seeking disclosure of communications between Staff and potential experts, as well as information regarding the best execution practices of other OSC registrants.

The Commission denied the motion, finding that communications with potential experts were protected by litigation privilege and that the practices of other registrants were irrelevant and confidential.

The Commission ordered disclosure of only one factual notation from the expert materials.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member.

The Member, who resides in the United Kingdom, was properly served but chose not to attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee proceeded in his absence and found him guilty of professional misconduct under multiple subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, with written reasons to follow.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and engaging in inappropriate physical contact with a student.

The member signed the student out of class, drove her home, took her out for coffee or lunch, and kissed her on the cheek.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The member was reprimanded, suspended for three months, and required to complete a course on boundary violations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a consent motion for an order requiring the Member to produce an investigation report and interview transcripts related to alleged misconduct in Nunavut.

The College had been unable to obtain the documents directly from the Nunavut Department of Education.

The Member consented to producing the documents, provided he was ordered to do so by the Discipline Committee to remain compliant with legal obligations from another proceeding.

The Committee granted the motion, finding it would promote a fair and effective hearing, assist in assessing the merits of the allegations, and serve the public interest without causing prejudice.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate and verbally abusive comments to students, including calling them useless, immature, stupid, and telling a male student to 'grow a pair'.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on appropriate communications and classroom management before returning to teaching.

The College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw an allegation of sexual abuse against the member, presenting an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea that did not include an admission to sexual abuse.

The Discipline Committee rejected the joint submission and denied the motion to withdraw the allegation, finding that the admitted facts—which included inappropriate touching and remarks of a sexual nature—met the statutory definition of sexual abuse.

The Committee concluded that accepting the agreement would bring the administration of the discipline process into disrepute and be contrary to the public interest.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate conduct and making inappropriate comments to students over several academic years.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations, admitting to actions such as causing a student to fall, making inappropriate comments about jail and alcohol, leaving red marks on a student after restraining her, and refusing to allow a student to use the washroom.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries and anger management before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Member admitted to the facts, which included using inappropriate teaching strategies, making disparaging comments, and physically interacting with students in ways that made them uncomfortable.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on anger management and appropriate language before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in boundary violations with a female student.

Despite previous warnings and a prior disciplinary finding for similar conduct, the Member engaged in unwanted conversations, invaded the student's personal space, and shared inappropriate personal details.

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

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing after finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member had engaged in a pattern of verbally and physically abusive conduct toward students, inappropriately disciplined students by sending them into the hallway unsupervised, and acted unprofessionally and insubordinately toward her principal.

The member did not attend the penalty hearing.

The Committee ordered that the member receive a reprimand, serve a six-month suspension of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and successfully complete pre-approved coursework regarding anger management and appropriate boundaries before returning to a teaching position.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a secondary school teacher for poor evaluation and assessment practices, including failing to provide meaningful assessment opportunities, falsifying marks, and failing to give individualized feedback.

The Discipline Committee found the teacher guilty of professional misconduct, noting she failed to maintain the standards of the profession, breached the Education Act, and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension of her teaching certificate, mandatory coursework on professional ethics and student assessment, and publication of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for alleged professional misconduct and incompetence involving physical and verbal abuse of students, inappropriate discipline, and yelling at staff and administrators.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for pushing and grabbing students, yelling at students and staff, and sending students into the hallway without notifying the office.

The Committee admitted hearsay evidence from students and staff, finding it credible and consistent.

The allegations of psychological/emotional abuse and incompetence were dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual interference involving a student under the age of sixteen.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the criminal conviction and court documents, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, along with publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a shop teacher for multiple incidents of verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of students, as well as endangering student safety.

The Discipline Committee found the teacher guilty of professional misconduct, noting he used profane language, threw objects at students, pushed a student's head onto a table saw, and deliberately scratched a student's safety glasses before instructing him to weld.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the teacher's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed publication of the decision with his name.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct and that the withdrawal was reasonable and appropriate.

The Member brought a motion seeking an adjournment of her discipline hearing on the day it was scheduled to commence, citing a need for closed captioning accommodation due to a hearing impairment.

The College consented to the adjournment to arrange the accommodation.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, finding that the need for accommodation outweighed the inconvenience to the College and its witnesses, and that proceeding without accommodation would significantly prejudice the Member.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct for falsely reporting to school administrators that a colleague had physically and sexually abused a student.

The Discipline Committee found that the member had no reasonable grounds to suspect abuse and that her false allegations were extremely damaging to her colleague's career and personal life.

At the penalty hearing, the College sought revocation of the member's teaching certificate, while the member argued for a lesser penalty, citing her unblemished record and the potential chilling effect on the duty to report.

The Committee concluded that the aggravating factors, including the severity and repeated nature of the false allegations, significantly outweighed the mitigating factors.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for posting photographs of two grade [XXX] students on his personal social media without parental permission and for giving inappropriate gifts to students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his actions crossed professional boundaries and violated student privacy.

Given the member's prior discipline history for similar conduct, his failure to cooperate with the investigation, and the seriousness of the boundary violations, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.