Dick Malowney

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a retired member who had pled guilty to multiple criminal charges of sexual assault and gross indecency involving young male students.

The member also acknowledged possessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, pleading guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, noting the egregious nature of the grooming and sexual abuse.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who had been criminally convicted of numerous counts of sexual assault, indecent assault, and gross indecency involving multiple students over several years.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's undertaking to surrender his teaching certificate and never teach again, and ordered the immediate revocation of his certificate.

The Committee also denied the member's request for a publication ban on his name, finding that the public interest in transparency and deterrence outweighed the member's concerns about harassment.

At a discipline hearing, the Ontario College of Teachers sought leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

The member consented to the withdrawal on the agreed terms that he would resign from the College, surrender his certificate of qualification, and provide a letter of remorse.

The Discipline Committee granted the College's request and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations on those terms.

At a discipline hearing before the Ontario College of Teachers, the College sought leave to withdraw the allegations against the member, as it was unable to call any evidence in support.

The member, who did not appear, consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the application and ordered the Notice of Hearing withdrawn.

At the discipline hearing, the Ontario College of Teachers sought an order granting leave to withdraw the allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing against the member.

Based on the submissions of counsel, the Discipline Committee granted the request and ordered the Notice of Hearing withdrawn.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct charges against a member following allegations that he sexually assaulted a former student.

The member had previously been acquitted of criminal charges arising from the same incident.

The Discipline Committee heard conflicting evidence from the complainant and the member regarding the events that occurred when the member visited the complainant at her workplace.

Applying the requirement for clear, cogent and convincing evidence, the Committee found itself in the same position as the criminal trial judge, unable to resolve the conflicting testimony.

The Committee concluded that the allegations were not proven and dismissed the charges of professional misconduct.

The member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to report to the Children's Aid Society after three female students disclosed that a physical education teacher had inappropriately touched them.

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

The member was ordered to receive a verbal reprimand and have the decision published in the College's official publication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against the member for alleged professional misconduct or incompetence.

At the hearing, both counsel requested that the Notice of Hearing be withdrawn, submitting a draft Resignation and Undertaking to be signed by the member.

The Discipline Committee accepted the submissions, agreed to accept the signed Resignation and Undertaking, and withdrew the Notice of Hearing, conditional on the signed document being returned to the College.

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 Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for falsely claiming to hold a Bachelor of Arts degree.

The member used this false credential to gain admission to a Bachelor of Education program, obtain a teaching certificate, and secure employment as a teacher.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that her actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration and imposed a $2,000 fine.