Zirka Jakibchuk

The Member, a vice-principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for altering the marks of a student without the knowledge or authorization of the school principal.

The Member also exerted pressure on teachers to influence their grading of the student.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and a four-month retroactive suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member brought a motion seeking an adjournment of her discipline hearing for medical reasons.

The Ontario College of Teachers consented to the adjournment subject to conditions, including the provision of a detailed medical report and a signed consent for the College to communicate with the Member's physician.

The Chair of the Discipline Panel granted the adjournment on consent, finding it appropriate and in the public interest.

The College brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member in exchange for his Undertaking, Acknowledgment and Consent.

The Member agreed to resign his membership immediately and undertook not to teach in Ontario or apply for reinstatement for at least one year.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of possessing and accessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal convictions.

As the member's conduct involved a prohibited act involving child pornography, the Committee was required by statute to order the mandatory revocation of his teaching certificate and a reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired member for professional misconduct.

The allegations involved the member using profanity, making racist and sexually explicit comments, and performing inappropriate physical stretching exercises in front of students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standards of the profession, verbally and psychologically abusing students, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete coursework on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

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

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Committee ordered that the member appear to receive a reprimand and imposed terms, conditions, or limitations on her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, requiring her to successfully complete a pre-approved course on professional boundaries with students before commencing employment requiring a certificate.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct after stealing textbooks, shin pads, and money from a colleague's wallet at his school.

The Member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete an ethics course.

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

The withdrawal was sought in exchange for the Member's Undertaking, Acknowledgment and Consent, which required the Member to complete an Additional Qualification course and undergo a performance appraisal upon returning to teaching.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct following criminal convictions for assault and assault causing bodily harm against his estranged wife and her partner.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, the completion of a stress and anger management course, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for repeatedly using profanity, making inappropriate gestures, discussing his personal marijuana use, and making inappropriate sexual remarks about his genitals in the presence of students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a course on student sensitivities.

The Committee also ordered that the Member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that the aggravating factors of repeated misconduct despite prior warnings outweighed the mitigating factors.

The Member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after admitting to stealing approximately $1,140 from a colleague's bank account.

She had previously pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of possession of property obtained by crime and received a conditional discharge.

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

The Committee also ordered the publication of the Member's name in the College's official publication, finding that the serious nature of the theft outweighed mitigating factors such as her guilty plea and clean prior record.

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 was self-represented and did not attend.

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

The Member, a Transportation Technology teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for transferring a donated vehicle's engine to a staff member's private vehicle, removing a donated vehicle to his private residence, disposing of two donated vehicles without authorization, and leaving school early without permission.

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

The Committee also ordered the publication of the Member's name in the College's official publication, finding that the serious and repeated nature of the misconduct outweighed the mitigating factors.

The Member, a teacher in a special needs program, physically restrained a student who was acting out and wrapping a cord around his neck.

The Member held the student's arms behind his back in a corner for one to three minutes until he cried.

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a classroom management course, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for having inappropriate physical contact with a student's backpack and failing to provide support to the student after she was called a derogatory name.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the completion of coursework on disciplinary strategies and sensitivity training.

The Committee also ordered that a summary of the decision be published with the Member's name, rejecting the Member's request to withhold his name, given his past discipline record for similar incidents.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, including shouting, discarding materials, and pushing students' heads.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations based on 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 to be recorded on the Register and published with the Member's name in the College's official publication.

The respondent brought a motion requesting the Court of Appeal reconsider its decision not to order a trial on whether a right of first refusal was extended by oral agreement.

The court dismissed the request for reconsideration, finding no evidence of an oral agreement specifically addressing the extension of the right of first refusal.

However, the court clarified its previous order to specify that paragraph 4 of the application judge's judgment was not set aside, as it had not been appealed.

The court also granted a temporary stay of its judgment pending the disposition of the respondent's leave application to the Supreme Court of Canada and granted leave to register a certificate of pending litigation against the property.

The moving party requested a reconsideration of the Court of Appeal's judgment released on November 16, 2005.

The Court agreed to hear oral submissions on the request.

The Court ordered that the judgment be temporarily stayed pending the disposition of the reconsideration motion, allowing the endorsement to be registered on the title of the property in issue.

The appellants appealed a decision granting the respondent specific performance of a right of first refusal contained in a charge on a farm property.

The application judge had found that the right of first refusal survived the balance due date of the charge.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, holding that the application judge erred in interpreting the term of the charge.

The Court concluded that the right of first refusal expired on the balance due date and was not binding when the property was subsequently offered for sale.