Vincent DeMarco

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member admitted to failing to familiarize himself with a student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) and acting discourteously toward a parent and principal.

The Member also admitted to making unwelcome physical contact and inappropriate comments toward a student teacher under his supervision.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Member's guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty.

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a three-month suspension, and complete coursework on professional boundaries, anger management, and ethical responsibilities.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for committing boundary violations with a student, including unwanted physical contact and inappropriate personal comments.

He also made disparaging remarks about colleagues and disclosed confidential student information to a parent.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and noting the Member's undertaking to resign, never seek reinstatement, and never teach in Ontario again.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who misused sick leave benefits.

The member's request for an unpaid leave to attend a promotional trip in Costa Rica was denied by the school board.

In response, the member swore at staff, stated his intention to go anyway, and subsequently claimed the days as personal illness.

He later received sick leave benefits for several months while continuing to participate in promotional business activities.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

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

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts, which included inappropriate touching and comments of a sexual nature.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and a written reprimand.

The Member brought a motion for an adjournment to provide time to bring a motion addressing the Panel's jurisdiction over pre-membership conduct.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment and set a schedule for the jurisdiction motion and a motion for the production of third-party records, both to be heard on November 18, 2020.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to an inappropriate relationship that involved grooming the student for a sexual purpose, touching without consent, and emotionally abusive behaviour.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions for sexual abuse under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving a pattern of inappropriate comments and behaviour towards students and colleagues.

The member pled guilty to the allegations, admitting to psychological abuse of students, failing to maintain professional boundaries, and sexually harassing female colleagues.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a 20-month suspension, and complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries.

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 consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the Member's case had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to incidents during the 1990-1991 academic year.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of inappropriately disciplining students, making demeaning comments, and encouraging inappropriate classroom games and rivalries.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical, verbal, and psychological abuse.

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

The Member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physically abusing two students by grabbing, pulling, and pushing them, and failing to supervise them, which resulted in an altercation and injury to a third student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and 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 certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries, classroom management, and anger management.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for psychologically and emotionally abusing a student.

The Member struck a desk, yelled at the student, and made inappropriate comparisons that caused the student to cry.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty.

The Member was reprimanded, suspended for two months, and ordered to complete coursework on classroom management and discipline.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after she left her class unsupervised with a student teacher to go to Tim Hortons, and upon returning, threw a book that hit a student.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse and failure to supervise.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of a course on effective student discipline, noting the Member's prior disciplinary history for similar conduct.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for making inappropriate and belittling comments to a student and failing to provide proper assistance.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal abuse and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course on classroom management and professional communication.

The Member, an Associate Teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate ethnic slurs and engaging in unwanted physical contact with a Teacher Candidate.

The parties presented a joint submission on penalty that included a two-month suspension to be served during the summer.

The Discipline Committee rejected the joint submission regarding the timing of the suspension, applying the public interest test from R. v. Anthony-Cook.

The Committee held that allowing the suspension to be served during the summer, when teachers do not typically teach, would bring the administration of the discipline process into disrepute and fail to meet the objectives of specific and general deterrence.

The Committee ordered the two-month suspension to commence at the start of the school year.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in inappropriate personal relationships with two vulnerable students.

The member communicated with the students about personal matters, spent time alone with one student, and sent a cryptic text message that caused distress.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and emotional abuse.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations.

The Member appeared before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers and pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Committee found the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The parties presented a Joint Submission on Penalty proposing a two-month suspension.

The Committee expressed concern that serving the suspension during July and August, when teachers do not normally teach, would undermine specific and general deterrence.

The Committee reserved its decision on penalty pending further submissions on the timing of the suspension.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for harassing a former romantic partner who was also a colleague, and for making inappropriate and suggestive comments to several other female colleagues.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations and appropriate workplace communications.

This endorsement addresses multiple motions and cross-motions in a family law dispute following a 2014 separation.

The court dismissed the Applicant's requests for an adjournment, a voice of the child report, a preservation order against the Respondent's assets, and further disclosure.

It also dismissed the Respondent's request for a further parenting assessment.

The court granted the Applicant's motion to increase temporary child support to $9,277 per month and temporary spousal support to $8,500 per month, based on the Respondent's averaged income of $750,000.

Retroactive support was left for trial.

A support deduction order was issued, and all other relief sought was dismissed.

The Respondent moved for exclusive possession of the matrimonial home to facilitate its sale, offering a $600,000 equalization advance and an increase in temporary spousal support.

The Applicant resisted, citing the children's best interests and difficulty finding alternative accommodation.

The court granted the Respondent's motion, finding that the delay was not due to the Respondent's disclosure issues, that moving was inevitable for the children, and that the Applicant would be able to find suitable housing with the provided funds and support.