Danny Anckle

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct for breaching teacher-student boundaries, making inappropriate comments, and engaging in inappropriate physical contact with students.

The Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension (to be suspended if the Member completes required coursework on boundaries and classroom management), and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for possessing and accessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Evidence showed the member admitted to police that he had an addiction to pornography and possessed images of pre-pubescent girls on his computer.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, concluding his actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that a summary of the decision be published with his name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct and incompetence spanning an 11-year period across three different schools.

The member was alleged to have verbally abused students, acted aggressively toward colleagues and administration, and refused to follow school and board policies.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence, noting a persistent pattern of unprofessional behaviour and a disregard for student welfare.

Despite the College seeking a 90-day suspension and remedial coursework, the Committee found that penalty insufficient given the severity and duration of the misconduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision.

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

The key witness was reluctant to participate in a hearing.

The Member agreed to resign, undertake never to seek reinstatement or teach again in Ontario, and have his status marked as 'Resigned-Cancelled' on the Public Register.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the Member following three unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The Member struggled with classroom management, differentiating curriculum for ESL and special education students, and tracking student progress.

The College withdrew the professional misconduct allegations, and the Member pleaded no contest to the allegation of incompetence.

The Discipline Committee found the Member incompetent and, accepting a joint submission on penalty, ordered terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate requiring the successful completion of an Additional Qualification course in special education or a remedial course.

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

The allegations included physical, sexual, and emotional abuse of students.

In exchange for the withdrawal, the member agreed to resign his membership, undertook never to seek reinstatement, and agreed never to teach again in any Ontario school requiring College membership.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after applying inappropriate force to a student's chair, causing the student to fall and injure his wrist.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and that a summary of the decision be published with her name.

The Member, a former principal/director, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after a forensic audit revealed she misappropriated $91,792.75 from her school authority.

She had previously pleaded guilty to criminal fraud over $5,000 and made full restitution.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of her teaching certificate and publication of the decision.

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

The member operated a private outdoor adventure company and promoted it to students during school hours, falsely promising academic credits and failing to provide refunds for cancelled trips.

The member did not attend the hearing despite multiple adjournments.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including conflict of interest, failing to maintain professional standards, and disgraceful conduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving inappropriate physical contact with two autistic students.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand and publication of the decision in summary form without the Member's name, noting her 31 years of unblemished teaching experience, her completion of classroom and anger management courses, and her impending retirement.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, against the Member.

The parties agreed that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, authorizing the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's immediate resignation, an undertaking not to seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario for at least five years, and a notation on the Public Register reflecting the resignation while disciplinary proceedings were pending.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for two separate incidents.

In the first, the member was found to have made highly inappropriate and profane comments to a pregnant student.

In the second, the member was found to have used profanity, yelled at special education students, and demonstrated ineffective classroom management.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct on both counts, ordering a three-month suspension, mandatory coursework in classroom management and sensitivity training, and publication of the decision.

The Member, an elementary school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from an inappropriate relationship with a student.

The Member engaged in ongoing personal electronic communications, met with the student outside of school, exchanged gifts, and spent extended periods alone with the student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing conditions on the Member's certificate requiring psychological or psychiatric clearance before returning to work.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

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

The parties agreed that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, allowing the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the member's undertaking to immediately resign his membership, surrender his certificate, and never teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Committee found this 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.

College counsel determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The member's counsel consented to the motion.

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

The member, a technology and design teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after removing an emergency generator from the school without authorization, storing it in his home garage, and failing to report its loss.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand and directed that the findings and order be published in the College's official publication with the member's name, noting that his actions put the school population at risk.

The member, a teacher, engaged in inappropriate electronic communications via MSN Messenger and webcam with over twenty female students.

The communications included explicit sexual comments, vulgar language, and requests for students to pour water on themselves or engage in other inappropriate acts.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty, revoked his teaching certificate, and ordered the publication of his name and the decision.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

While on supervisory lunch duty, the Member kicked students' shoes that were not placed against the wall, making contact with a student who fell and suffered minor scraping.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea and found the Member guilty.

The Committee ordered the Member to be counselled and directed publication of the findings and order in summary form without the Member's name, noting the minor nature of the incident, the Member's cooperation, and prior remedial steps.

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

College counsel determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The member's counsel consented.

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

The member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving inappropriate relationships and sexual abuse of four male students over a four-year period.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate.

Despite the member's request for anonymity, the Committee ordered the publication of the decision with the member's name, citing the egregious nature of the conduct, the serial pattern of abuse, and the need for general deterrence and transparency.