Janet Cornwall

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Based on the submissions of counsel, the Discipline Committee granted the request and ordered the Notice of Hearing withdrawn.

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The Discipline Committee granted the application and ordered the Notice of Hearing withdrawn.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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, including allegations of sexual abuse of a student.

The member did not attend the hearing but signed an Agreed Statement of Facts and a plea of no contest, admitting to engaging in sexual intercourse with a student and other inappropriate conduct.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving the sexual abuse of a student.

The Discipline Committee relied on findings from a related criminal proceeding, which established that the member engaged in sexual activity with the student, including fellatio, at the member's home.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member, a teacher, faced discipline proceedings after sending and receiving inappropriate letters to and from a student.

Following an investigation, criminal charges were laid but the member was acquitted at trial due to credibility issues with the complainant and the involvement of civil lawyers.

In the discipline proceeding, the member pleaded guilty to conduct unbecoming a member based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and publication of the findings.

The member, an audio-visual technician at a secondary school, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for bringing an unauthorized cable descrambler to the school and directing custodians to tape movies for him.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts, found the member guilty of conduct unbecoming a member, and ordered a verbal reprimand.

The member, a business studies teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following criminal convictions for possession and production of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a two-year suspension of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, a reprimand, and a condition that any further criminal drug-related involvement would result in an immediate referral to the Discipline Committee.

The member, who had never been employed as a teacher, was convicted of five counts of assault, two counts of sexual assault against an adult female, and two counts of assault against a male child.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that the violent behaviour strongly impacted his suitability to be a teacher.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, with conditions for any future application for reinstatement.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding allegations that the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain professional standards, issuing false statements, and engaging in disgraceful conduct.

The member did not attend but entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the College.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted the agreement, which required the member to undergo a psychological assessment, comply with any recommended treatment, and receive a reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers requested to withdraw the Notice of Hearing against the member.

The member was not present and was unrepresented.

The Discipline Committee agreed to withdraw the Notice of Hearing as requested.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and deliberately lied to his employer regarding his innocence.

The member had made a false insurance claim for items hidden in his garage prior to a fire at his home, and falsely reported a break and enter to the police.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, concluding that his actions contravened the Education Act and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unbecoming conduct.

The Committee ordered the member's Certificates of Qualification and Registration suspended for 24 months.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal abuse of students, instructing a student to videotape another without permission, and abandoning his teaching position without notice.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his lack of remorse and contradictory testimony.

The Committee ordered a nine-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, a reprimand, and a $3,000 fine.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member committed professional misconduct by providing false information about his professional qualifications, specifically claiming to have an engineering degree.

Following a hearing, the Discipline Committee found that the school principal had misinterpreted the member's qualifications during a telephone interview and that the member had not falsely represented himself as an engineer on his resume or otherwise.

The Committee found the member not guilty of all charges.