Andrew Glenny

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to failing to adequately supervise students, undermining colleagues and school administration, and violating professional boundaries by communicating inappropriately with students on social media and driving them in her personal vehicle.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a three-month suspension, and complete a course on professional boundaries and ethics.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member engaged in professional misconduct by psychologically, emotionally, and sexually abusing a former student.

The Member brought preliminary motions for an adjournment to seek third-party records and for a stay of proceedings based on abuse of process, both of which were dismissed.

After a contested hearing, the Discipline Committee found that the Member had befriended the student, provided his BBM pin, and sent her a message stating she looked beautiful.

The Committee concluded this conduct constituted psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Member's certificate of qualification and registration was suspended on an interim basis pending a penalty hearing.

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse of a student, disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The misconduct involved posting inflammatory, offensive, and discriminatory statements on his publicly available Twitter accounts and crossing professional boundaries by forming a personal relationship with a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of coursework on cultural sensitivity, systemic racism, appropriate use of social media, and professional boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member following his criminal conviction for child luring.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a student and contravening a law that put a student at risk.

Pursuant to the mandatory provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and issued a written reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for failing to maintain professional boundaries with a vulnerable student.

The Member communicated inappropriately with the student via text and social media, discussed her personal and marital issues, and persisted in contacting the student after he attempted to avoid her.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including emotional abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

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

The member did not attend the hearing.

The College alleged that the member initiated a verbal confrontation with a student, used profanity, threatened physical violence, and mocked the student's weight in front of the class.

Based on the uncontradicted testimony of another student who witnessed the incident, the Discipline Committee found that the member verbally, psychologically, and emotionally abused the student.

The Committee concluded that the member's actions constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct, as well as conduct unbecoming a member.

A finding of professional misconduct was entered, with a penalty hearing to be scheduled at a later date.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in acts of professional misconduct as alleged, contrary to Ontario Regulation 437/97.

A subsequent date will be scheduled to hear submissions on penalty, and written reasons will follow.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a secondary school teacher for professional misconduct involving boundary violations with four female students.

The Member admitted to making inappropriate comments about a student's physical appearance, touching a student without permission during class demonstrations, hugging students, and sending inappropriate text messages.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

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

The College submitted that, after assessing the evidence, there was no reasonable prospect of establishing the allegations.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that it was not in the public interest to proceed with a matter where there was insufficient evidence to obtain a finding of professional misconduct.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal after the respondent signed an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment, in which he irrevocably resigned his membership, surrendered his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and undertook never to teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal protected the public interest, avoided a protracted hearing, and spared vulnerable young witnesses from testifying.

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

The College cited diminished ability to prove the allegations and the member's execution of an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment in which he permanently resigned his membership and agreed never to teach in Ontario again.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in light of the undertaking served to protect the public interest.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for posting false, misleading, and discriminatory statements on her public Facebook page.

The posts included COVID-19 misinformation, anti-masking sentiments, and discriminatory comments regarding immigrants, refugees, and transgender athletes.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries and the appropriate use of social media.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a vice-principal for engaging in a personal and sexual relationship with a student.

The member communicated with the student via text messages containing sexual content and engaged in sexual relations with her at his residence.

When an investigation was initiated, the member encouraged the student to mislead the police and the school board.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The member was previously found to have engaged in professional misconduct involving child pornography.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions in the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke the member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The College brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The member had signed a Resignation, Undertaking and Acknowledgment, agreeing to resign immediately, never teach in Ontario again, and not seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations was reasonable and appropriate as the member's resignation and undertaking served to protect the public interest.

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct by failing to appear for an admonishment ordered by the Investigation Committee and failing to respond to College communications.

Following a joint submission on penalty, the Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate, and conditions requiring the member to receive the admonishment and complete a course on professionalism and ethics before returning to teaching.

The member was also ordered to pay $5,000 in costs.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appear before the Investigation Committee to be admonished and failing to respond to written inquiries from the College.

The Member admitted the factual allegations but claimed she was undergoing a period of self-reflection and spiritual meditation.

The Discipline Committee found that the College proved the allegations on a balance of probabilities and concluded that the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for making inappropriate, culturally insensitive, and racist comments to students.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse, and conduct that would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 12-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the successful completion of a course on cultural sensitivity, systemic racism, and professional boundaries.

The member, a teacher in a developmental disabilities classroom, faced allegations of professional misconduct after interrupting a student's established routine, which caused the student to become physically aggressive towards support staff.

During the incident, the member remained seated, failed to assist staff, did not promptly evacuate other students, and delayed calling the office for help.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to adequately supervise, failing to comply with professional standards, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of coursework on classroom management with an emphasis on students with special needs.

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

The College submitted that the allegations related solely to the member's personal life, involved no students, and had no reasonable prospect of resulting in a finding of professional misconduct.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that it was reasonable, appropriate, and not in the public interest to expend resources on a hearing with no reasonable prospect of success.