On October 12, 2023, the Discipline Committee of the College of Early Childhood Educators found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.
The Committee found that the Member had committed several acts of professional misconduct, including; verbally abusing a child who was under her professional supervision; physically abusing a child who was under her professional supervision; psychologically and/or emotionally abusing a child who was under her professional supervision; failing to maintain the standards of the profession; acting or failing to act in a manner that, having regard to the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional; contravening a law, which contravention has caused or may have caused a child who was under her professional supervision to be put at or remain at risk; and conducting herself in a manner that is unbecoming a member.
The Committee directed the Registrar to revoke the Member’s certificate of registration. The Committee also required the Member to appear before it to be reprimanded and ordered the Member to pay costs to the College in the amount of $1,000.
Discipline Decision |
On June 30, 2022, Magdelene Vasanthkumar pled and was found guilty of five counts of Assault contrary to s. 266 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Ms. Vasanthkumar received a conditional sentence order for the period of 15 months, a probation order for the period of 3 years, a weapons prohibition order for a period of 5 years and was ordered to provide a DNA sample. The conditions of Ms. Vasanthkumar’s conditional sentence and probation order include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) remain confined to her residence or on the property of her residence at all times with court ordered exceptions, (2) not to contact or communicate in any way, either directly or indirectly, by any physical, electronic or other means with the victims and their families, (3) not to be within 200 metres of any place related to the victims and families, and (4) not be employed in a congregate care setting or involved in the care of children for renumeration, including any volunteer work. |
| On January 7, 2022, the Member entered into an Undertaking with the College in which she is not currently entitled to engage in the practice of early childhood education, use the title, “early childhood educator” or “registered early childhood educator”, or hold herself out as an early childhood educator. |