John Wells

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

The member consented to the motion.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

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

With the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing without a hearing, pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

The member, a school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating over $80,000 from school accounts for personal use over a six-year period and forging a former principal's signature on cheques.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the decision be published with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct and incompetence, alleging failures in lesson planning, student supervision, record keeping, and maintaining professional boundaries.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted a plea of no contest and an agreed statement of facts, admitting to two unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered terms and conditions on the member's certificate, requiring her to complete courses in French language instruction and classroom management, and to provide two consecutive satisfactory performance appraisals upon returning to teaching.

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

The member was not in attendance but consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with one student and inappropriate physical contact with another.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, emphasizing the need to protect students and maintain public trust in the profession.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to engaging in an unprofessional relationship with a student, which included inappropriate electronic communications, meetings outside of school, and physical contact.

The member also failed to notify the student's parents or the school about the student's eating disorder, instead encouraging her to depend on him.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a course on professional boundaries and ethics, and 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 was not in attendance.

Upon the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member pleaded no contest to failing to comply with section 264(1)(c) of the Education Act, admitting to engaging in inappropriate correspondence with a former student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and publication of the decision in summary form.

A majority of the Committee ordered that the publication not include the Member's name, citing the isolated nature of the historical misconduct and the potential negative impact on the former student's family.

The dissenting member would have ordered publication with the Member's name to ensure transparency and general deterrence.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from his use of inappropriate, unnecessary, and unacceptable force in dealing with three students.

Criminal charges of assault were previously withdrawn after the Member entered into a peace bond.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing conditions on the Member's certificate, including the completion of classroom management and anger management courses before returning to teach students under 18.

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

Upon the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding that the decision serves and protects the public interest.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for inviting male minors, whom he met through coaching, to his home for sleepovers and providing alcohol to one of them.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

The member was reprimanded, ordered to complete a course on appropriate boundaries, and the findings were ordered to be published.

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

With the consent of the parties and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee, advised by independent legal counsel that it had jurisdiction under section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act to dispose of the proceeding without a hearing on consent, granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for sending a derogatory email to his school principal, referring to the principal as a 'Nazi tyrant' and 'Fuhrer'.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a plea of no contest.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member be counselled and that a summary of the decision be published without the member's name, noting the isolated nature of the incident and the member's emotional state at the time.

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

The member, who was not present, had previously resigned his membership, had been found guilty of professional misconduct in a prior hearing, and had undertaken never to teach or seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and protected the public interest given the member's undertaking and the publication of his status.

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

Upon the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.