Colleen Landers

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct, including the sexual abuse of two students by touching their buttocks and making inappropriate comments.

The member did not attend the penalty hearing.

Pursuant to the mandatory provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Discipline Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate and an in-person reprimand.

The Committee also ordered the member to pay $25,000 in costs to the College, noting the member's uncooperative conduct in failing to attend hearings and communicate with the College, which unnecessarily lengthened the proceedings.

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct.

On the day scheduled for the penalty phase of the hearing, the member's counsel brought a motion to adjourn because the member had terminated his retainer the day before.

The College did not oppose the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, finding that it would be unfair to proceed without affording the member an opportunity to seek new legal counsel, and scheduled a set date hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for alleged professional misconduct involving Grade [XXX] female students in Nunavut.

The allegations included inappropriate touching of the students' buttocks and making inappropriate comments such as calling them 'beautiful' and 'babe'.

The member denied the allegations, claiming the students fabricated them out of revenge.

The Discipline Committee found the students' evidence credible and rejected the member's theory.

The Committee concluded that the member engaged in professional misconduct, including sexual, physical, verbal, and psychological abuse, and ordered an interim suspension pending a penalty hearing.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for repeatedly accessing pornography, including 'teen' pornography, on a school board computer during work hours.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 10-month suspension of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and an oral reprimand.

The Committee noted the Member had voluntarily resigned from the College with no intention to return to teaching, which addressed concerns about the lack of a rehabilitative coursework component in the penalty.

The Member, a teacher, engaged in an inappropriate, personal, and romantic relationship with a student, which included exchanging hundreds of non-sexual and sexual electronic messages and discussing a future sexual relationship after graduation.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and issued a written reprimand.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct based on an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The parties presented a Joint Submission on Penalty proposing a 10-month suspension and a reprimand.

The Committee expressed concerns about the lack of a rehabilitative component in the proposed penalty, given that the Member's certificate was only being suspended, not revoked.

The hearing was adjourned to allow the parties to make further submissions regarding rehabilitation.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after making unwanted physical contact with a co-worker in a windowless storage room.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of failing to maintain professional standards, engaging in disgraceful or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically slapping a student and making numerous inappropriate, profane, and disparaging comments to students over two academic years.

The member pled guilty to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on boundaries and anger management, noting the member's prior discipline history and mitigating factors including a medical leave of absence.

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

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member's case had previously been dealt with by another Committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Member, a retired teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for developing an inappropriate personal relationship with a student.

The Member exchanged personal electronic messages, sent pictures of himself, took the student out for meals, and made inappropriate comments about having a relationship once she was no longer his student.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 16-month suspension, and a requirement to complete a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

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

The member had resigned from the teaching profession in 2007 and signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgment agreeing never to seek reinstatement or work in a position requiring College membership.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and adequately protected the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for repeatedly rubbing the upper thigh of a young female student over the course of one and a half academic years.

The Discipline Committee found that this conduct constituted physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, and a failure to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Committee rejected the College's proposed penalty of a one-month suspension as too lenient, instead ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and the completion of remedial coursework on boundary violations and professional ethics.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal and psychological abuse of students.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations, admitting to making inappropriate, demeaning, and intimidating comments to students, such as calling them 'morons' and 'idiots', and engaging in aggressive behaviour like slamming his fist and throwing chalk.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing a condition that the member complete an anger management course before returning to any teaching position.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after dropping a binder on a disruptive student's fingers to get his attention.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional and unbecoming conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on classroom management.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for an Undertaking and Acknowledgment in which the Member, who had already resigned her membership, agreed never to teach again in Ontario unless she successfully obtains reinstatement after completing pre-approved coursework on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the resolution reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, who had passed away.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to Rule 13.13 of its Rules of Procedure, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest given the Member's death.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Member admitted to the facts, which included using inappropriate teaching strategies, making disparaging comments, and physically interacting with students in ways that made them uncomfortable.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on anger management and appropriate language before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate physical contact with female students and taking pictures of them without their consent.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and psychological or emotional abuse.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a high school teacher for professional misconduct, alleging boundary violations with multiple female students and the sexual abuse of one student.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in inappropriate personal relationships with students, including driving them in his personal vehicle and spending time alone with them.

Furthermore, the member engaged in a sexualized email relationship with a student, groomed her for sexual contact, and ultimately had sexual intercourse with her after she graduated.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The member's certificate of qualification and registration was revoked, and a summary of the decision was ordered to be published with his name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a secondary school teacher for poor evaluation and assessment practices, including failing to provide meaningful assessment opportunities, falsifying marks, and failing to give individualized feedback.

The Discipline Committee found the teacher guilty of professional misconduct, noting she failed to maintain the standards of the profession, breached the Education Act, and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension of her teaching certificate, mandatory coursework on professional ethics and student assessment, and publication of the decision.