Brent Hamelin

The Member, a school principal, was alleged to have committed professional misconduct by publishing a weekly newsletter containing highly offensive, inappropriate, and sexually explicit content over a 23-week period.

The Discipline Committee found that the newsletters breached workplace policies and constituted sexual harassment.

The Committee concluded that the Member failed to maintain the standards of the profession and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct.

The member, an elementary school teacher, was convicted of possessing child pornography and sentenced to six months of house arrest and two years of probation.

At a discipline hearing before the Ontario College of Teachers, the member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, revoking the member's teaching certificate and ordering the publication of his name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for general deterrence and public protection.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to boundary violations with two male students.

The member pleaded no contest to failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The misconduct included suggesting outings, giving an inappropriate birthday card, providing a disposable camera, hugging a student, and leaving students unsupervised.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision without the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct set out in the Notice of Hearing against the member.

Upon consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who downloaded items, including a curriculum vitae, from a colleague's personal computer without consent.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a course on professional boundaries and ethics, and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for alleged sexual abuse and professional misconduct after a student stayed at his home and shared his bed.

The Discipline Committee found the student's testimony regarding sexual abuse to be inconsistent and unreliable, while the member's testimony was credible.

The Committee dismissed the allegations of sexual abuse.

However, the Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries by sharing a bed with the student, which contravened the standards of the profession.

The member was reprimanded and ordered to complete a course on professional boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member, a Native studies teacher, sexually abused a student who stayed overnight at his home and engaged in professional misconduct by allowing the student to sleep in his bed.

The Discipline Committee found the student's testimony regarding sexual abuse lacked credibility and dismissed those allegations.

However, the Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain professional boundaries and standards, as allowing a visiting student to share his bed was inappropriate and contrary to societal norms.

The Member was reprimanded and ordered to complete a course on boundary violations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a former member whose certificate had expired.

The member was alleged to have engaged in professional misconduct and incompetence, including verbal abuse of students, practising while under the influence of a substance, and abandoning his teaching position.

The Discipline Committee proceeded in the member's absence and found him guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence.

As the member's certificate had already expired, the Committee could not revoke or suspend it, but provided guidance to the Registrar regarding medical monitoring and performance appraisals should the member apply for reinstatement.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member set out in the Notice of Hearing.

The member and his representative were not in attendance.

Upon the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee authorized the College to withdraw the allegations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct set out in the Notice of Hearing against the member.

The member was not in attendance but consented through counsel.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after confronting a student who had directed offensive slurs at him.

The Member took the student to the principal's office and yelled at him in a raised voice, causing the student to tremble and cry, without seeking administrative assistance.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found that the Member failed to maintain the standards of the profession by losing control of his professional demeanor.

The Committee ordered the Member to complete a course in student discipline techniques and directed publication of the decision without the Member's name, rejecting the joint submission's proposal for a reprimand and named publication.

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

The member made inappropriate and disrespectful comments to her principal and engaged in harassing behaviour towards colleagues.

Based on an agreed statement of facts and a plea of no contest, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, required the member to complete a course on positive communication and professional boundaries, and directed publication of the decision without the member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for providing her own prescription medication (Ritalin) to a student on two occasions without verifying parental consent or ensuring the student's dosage requirements had not changed.

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

The Committee ordered that the Member be admonished, complete a counseling session on ethics concerning students' medication, and that a summary of the decision be published without her name.

The member, an occasional teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching students on multiple occasions while attempting to redirect them, despite previous warnings and a classroom management course.

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

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student.

The member pleaded no contest and admitted to the facts, which included sending sexually explicit text messages and engaging in sexual intercourse with the student.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that the decision be published with the member's name, emphasizing the need for general and specific deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he initiated and conducted an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student, which included inappropriate communications, physical contact of a sexual nature, and overnight stays at his home.

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

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed publication of the decision with the member's name, denying his request to delay publication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member set out in the Notice of Hearing.

Upon the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee authorized the College to withdraw the allegations.

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

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Resolution.

The member admitted to lacking organizational, classroom management, planning, and assessment skills between 2002 and 2004.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea, found the member incompetent, and ordered conditions on her certificate requiring the successful completion of Additional Qualification courses in classroom management, curriculum development, and assessment.

The Member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from inappropriate classroom behaviour, including engaging in inappropriate topics of discussion and failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the Member to receive counselling and complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.