Bernard Adam

The Ontario College of Teachers sought leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the Member, following his acquittal at a criminal trial where the trial judge found the student complainant's evidence inconsistent and unreliable.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the College's request and authorized the withdrawal of all allegations.

The member, a teacher, faced discipline proceedings after sending and receiving inappropriate letters to and from a student.

Following an investigation, criminal charges were laid but the member was acquitted at trial due to credibility issues with the complainant and the involvement of civil lawyers.

In the discipline proceeding, the member pleaded guilty to conduct unbecoming a member based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and publication of the findings.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct charges against a member alleging physical, sexual, verbal, psychological, or emotional abuse of a student and failure to maintain professional standards.

At the hearing, the parties presented a settlement agreement wherein all charges would be withdrawn, the member would receive a verbal reminder of professional responsibilities, complete a course on teacher-student boundaries, and undergo a psychological assessment.

The Discipline Committee approved the agreement, issued the verbal reminder, and ordered a publication ban on the member's name in the College's official publication.

The member, an Information Technology Coordinator for a school board, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for misappropriating approximately $348,837.

Over several years, the member used board funds to purchase computer equipment without authorization and sold it to third parties, keeping the proceeds.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, found the member guilty of professional misconduct, and ordered the immediate revocation of his certificate of qualification and registration.

The member, who had never been employed as a teacher, was convicted of five counts of assault, two counts of sexual assault against an adult female, and two counts of assault against a male child.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that the violent behaviour strongly impacted his suitability to be a teacher.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, with conditions for any future application for reinstatement.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding allegations that the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain professional standards, issuing false statements, and engaging in disgraceful conduct.

The member did not attend but entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the College.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted the agreement, which required the member to undergo a psychological assessment, comply with any recommended treatment, and receive a reprimand.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following a series of incidents involving verbal abuse, inappropriate language, and death threats directed at her school principal.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the member's teaching certificate suspended until September 1, 2003, and imposed conditions requiring psychiatric assessment, treatment, and the successful completion of an anger management course.

The Ontario College of Teachers requested to withdraw the Notice of Hearing against the member.

The member was not present and was unrepresented.

The Discipline Committee agreed to withdraw the Notice of Hearing as requested.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and deliberately lied to his employer regarding his innocence.

The member had made a false insurance claim for items hidden in his garage prior to a fire at his home, and falsely reported a break and enter to the police.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, concluding that his actions contravened the Education Act and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unbecoming conduct.

The Committee ordered the member's Certificates of Qualification and Registration suspended for 24 months.

The member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers.

The member acted as the sole director of a company used by his brother to defraud the school board of ticket sale revenues from a stage production.

The member also received payment for a music resource document that was largely plagiarized and unusable.

The Committee found the member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The member's teaching certificates were suspended for one year, held in abeyance on conditions including payment of a $3,000 fine and $5,000 in costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member committed professional misconduct by providing false information about his professional qualifications, specifically claiming to have an engineering degree.

Following a hearing, the Discipline Committee found that the school principal had misinterpreted the member's qualifications during a telephone interview and that the member had not falsely represented himself as an engineer on his resume or otherwise.

The Committee found the member not guilty of all charges.

The member, a teacher, faced discipline proceedings for physically assaulting a student by grabbing him by the neck and pushing him into a closet, and for sending unsolicited, inappropriate, and offensive letters to young female colleagues.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his actions violated multiple provisions of the Professional Misconduct Regulation.

The Committee ordered a verbal reprimand and publication of the decision, taking into account the personal and financial embarrassment the member had already suffered through a public trial and employer penalties.

The member, a high school teacher, engaged in inappropriate and unprofessional internet communications with a 17-year-old female student in his class.

The communications occurred late at night and contained sexual overtones.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a 112-day suspension of his teaching certificate and directed him to attend psychological counselling for a minimum of one year.