Karen Mitchell

The member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from voluntary question-and-answer sessions on sexual matters with student team members in hotel rooms during athletic road trips.

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 be reprimanded and conditions were imposed on his certificate of qualification, including the completion of a course on appropriate teacher-student boundaries.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for assault that occurred outside the school setting.

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

The member was reprimanded, required to provide proof of successful completion of anger management and psychological counselling, and the decision was ordered to be published.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted criminally of assaulting a peace officer while off-duty.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The member was reprimanded, the decision was ordered to be published, and the member provided an undertaking to notify any future teaching employers of the incident and have them provide quarterly reports to the College for two years.

The Member, a certified teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct arising from two incidents: criminal convictions for uttering threats and dangerous driving, and an incident where he physically assaulted a 13-year-old student by grabbing him by the neck and arm and forcibly removing him from the classroom.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an 18-month suspension, a written reprimand, and the completion of a course on discipline techniques and classroom management before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers sought leave to withdraw the allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing against the Member due to insufficient evidence.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the application and ordered the Notice of Hearing withdrawn.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for possession of child pornography.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

At the hearing, both counsel requested that the Notice of Hearing be withdrawn based on a proposed resolution.

The resolution required the member to provide a letter outlining his participation in the incident and lessons learned, which would be shared with the panel.

The facts of the complaint would be published without identifying the member to remind the profession to accept responsibility for information sent under their name.

The Discipline Committee agreed to the withdrawal, finding the resolution served the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been convicted in criminal court of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Based on the criminal convictions and the evidence presented, 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 disciplinary proceedings against the member for professional misconduct, including allegations of sexual abuse of a student.

The member did not attend the hearing but entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the College, pleading guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Memorandum of Agreement, found the member guilty of professional misconduct, and directed the Registrar to revoke her certificate of qualification and registration.

The member also agreed not to apply for reinstatement for three years and undertook not to teach in any school in the future.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for conducting unauthorized searches of the personal belongings of students on the senior football team while they were away at a game.

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

Pursuant to a joint submission, the Committee ordered a two-month suspension of the member's Certificate of Qualification and publication of the decision.

The member, an Information Technology Coordinator for a school board, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for misappropriating approximately $348,837.

Over several years, the member used board funds to purchase computer equipment without authorization and sold it to third parties, keeping the proceeds.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, found the member guilty of professional misconduct, and ordered the immediate revocation of his certificate of qualification and registration.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following a series of incidents involving verbal abuse, inappropriate language, and death threats directed at her school principal.

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

The Committee ordered the member's teaching certificate suspended until September 1, 2003, and imposed conditions requiring psychiatric assessment, treatment, and the successful completion of an anger management course.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been convicted of seven counts of sexual assault.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Based on the criminal convictions and the member's resulting four-year prison sentence, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificates of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been convicted of seven counts of sexual assault against a victim.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Based on the criminal convictions and the evidence presented, 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 a publication ban on identifying information.

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 member faced allegations of professional misconduct for showing a pornographic videotape to a 14-year-old student at his apartment.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct based on an agreed statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's resignation and his undertaking never to reapply for certification.

A majority of the Committee ordered the publication of the member's name, finding no compelling reason to withhold it, while a dissenting member would have ordered non-publication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who had been convicted of making child pornography and admitted to having sexual relations with a 16-year-old student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal conviction and evidence of the sexual relationship.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who had accumulated multiple criminal convictions between 1976 and 1998, including drug trafficking, fraud, impaired driving, and conspiracy to counterfeit government bonds.

The member admitted to several convictions but maintained his innocence regarding the counterfeiting scheme.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his extensive criminal record and the resulting public knowledge were inconsistent with the trust and influence expected of a teacher.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a principal who abandoned his employment, misappropriated school electronic equipment, and used a school board credit card for unauthorized personal purchases.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that he had been dismissed for cause and was facing criminal charges for fraud and theft.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member faced discipline proceedings for falsely claiming to hold B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.

He used these fabricated credentials to obtain teaching certificates, principal's qualifications, and higher pay categories over several decades.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.