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 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 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 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 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.

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

The College advised that new medical information indicated the matter would be more appropriately handled by the Fitness to Practise Committee.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the respondent for professional misconduct, alleging he sexually harassed a first-year probationary teacher.

The respondent failed to attend the resumption of the hearing after an initial adjournment.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent used his senior position to pursue an unwanted relationship with the probationary teacher, including forcing a kiss and repeatedly disrupting her classroom.

The Committee found the respondent guilty of professional misconduct, ordered a reprimand, suspended his teaching certificate for three months, and directed publication of the decision.

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

The member did not attend but had voluntarily submitted his resignation and undertaken not to teach in Ontario or seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking, which would be published on the Public Register, was reasonable and protected the public interest.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The College advised that the students and witnesses involved in the alleged incident were unwilling to testify and would not cooperate, and there were conflicting reports about whether the incident occurred.

Concluding that it could not meet its burden of proof, the College sought to withdraw the allegations.

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

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in extensive inappropriate personal communications with a student over two years, including terms of endearment and expressions of love.

The Member also failed to report the student's allegation of sexual touching by the Member's husband.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries, abusing a student emotionally, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension (with one month postponed upon completion of an ethics course), and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report a student's disclosure of sexual touching by a colleague's husband.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a professional ethics course, and publication of the decision including the Member's name, emphasizing the egregious nature of failing to report suspected child abuse.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct allegations before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers.

The allegations stemmed from her criminal conviction for accepting a $30,000 secret commission while employed by a school board.

The Committee accepted the guilty plea, finding that the member's actions constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, emphasizing the need to protect the public interest and maintain the reputation of the teaching profession.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct for consuming alcohol while supervising students on a school trip, compromising their safety and well-being.

The majority of the discipline committee ordered a suspension, a reprimand, coursework on boundaries, and publication of the summary without the member's name.

The dissenting member agreed with the findings and the penalty but dissented on the issue of publication, arguing that the member's name should be published to ensure transparency, protect the public interest, and serve as a specific deterrent.

The member, a high school teacher, acted as a chaperone for a boys' basketball team field trip.

During the trip, he consumed alcohol in his hotel room and in the presence of students, permitted students to drive the rented van, failed to notice missing students, failed to notice a student consuming alcohol, and failed to investigate an altercation or seek medical treatment for an injured student.

He also failed to report his absence in a timely manner and actively hid his knowledge of the events during the school's investigation.

The member pled no contest to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions including psychiatric clearance, proof of completion of a Twelve Step Recovery Program, and completion of a boundaries course before returning to teaching.