Lois Figg

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in unprofessional and bullying behaviour towards a colleague who had been appointed as a Jewish Equity Coach.

The Member sent frequent, unsolicited, and critical emails to the colleague, and publicly chastised him in front of other staff.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on appropriate communication and interactions with professional colleagues.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member.

The member entered a guilty plea and the parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct by acting unprofessionally.

The Committee accepted the joint submission and ordered a reprimand and the imposition of terms, conditions, or limitations on the member's certificate, requiring the successful completion of a course in appropriate communication and interactions with professional colleagues.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct involving the verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of very young students.

The member pled no contest to the allegations, which included yelling at students, making demeaning comments, and forcefully grabbing and moving them.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member entered into an undertaking to permanently resign and never teach again.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering that the member receive a reprimand to be recorded on the Register.

The Member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being criminally convicted of assaulting his partner and violating a peace bond.

The Discipline Committee found the Member's conduct to be disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Despite finding the jointly proposed penalty lenient given the Member's prior disciplinary history and the aggravating factors, the Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty.

The Member was reprimanded, his certificate was suspended for six months, and he was required to complete anger management coursework.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for failing to provide a student with timely and adequate Individual Education Plan (IEP) documentation.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to keep records, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete coursework on ethical and professional responsibilities related to students with identified needs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired member for posting antisemitic and discriminatory remarks on her public Twitter account.

The member did not attend the hearing but had previously emailed the College asserting her right to freedom of speech and refusing to participate.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's statements exposed Jewish people and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community to hatred, constituting disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee held that a finding of professional misconduct was a proportionate limit on the member's Charter right to freedom of expression.

The member's teaching certificate was revoked, and she was ordered to receive a written reprimand and pay $10,000 in costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges of sexual exploitation and sexual interference involving two students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing students.

Applying the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke the member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member for professional misconduct, including allegations of sexual, psychological, and emotional abuse of students.

The member admitted to sending numerous inappropriate and sexually suggestive messages to two students via Facebook, demonstrating a pattern of grooming behaviour.

The member also admitted to unprofessional conduct towards colleagues and students in the classroom.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions for sexual abuse under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member following his criminal convictions for luring a child and possession of child pornography.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct, a prescribed sexual act, and a prohibited act involving child pornography.

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and his certificate of qualification and registration be immediately revoked.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct involving multiple students.

Following a plea of no contest and a Statement of Uncontested Facts, the Discipline Committee found the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

A mandatory publication ban was ordered to protect the identities of the students involved.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who pled guilty to possession of child pornography under the Criminal Code.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct and a prohibited act involving child pornography.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and issued a written reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered that the Member receive a reprimand, revoked her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and ordered her to pay $10,000 in costs to the College.

Written reasons were to follow.

The member, a high school deputy principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in a personal and secretive relationship with a student, which included grooming behaviour, inappropriate electronic communications, and remarks of a sexual nature.

The member pled no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and a written reprimand.

The Member, a teacher, was charged criminally with possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of codeine, as well as breaching a recognizance.

The criminal charges were ultimately withdrawn due to excessive delay.

In a discipline proceeding before the Ontario College of Teachers, the Member pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 9-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course prior to returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for inappropriate physical contact with a colleague during an off-duty social event.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, specifically unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a member, for touching his colleague intimately without her consent on two occasions in one night.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the completion of coursework on professional relations and boundaries.

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

The member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges including sexual interference, sexual exploitation, and sexual assault, and was sentenced to 30 months' incarceration.

In the discipline proceeding, the member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of students.

The Member did not attend the hearing but entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse of students.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member, a classroom teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for participating in the improper alteration of a student's midterm mark on their Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) file.

The Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension commencing September 1, 2023, and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

The Committee also ordered the member to pay $5,000 in costs to the College, applying the Hall factors and noting the member's cooperative conduct during the contested hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a principal who engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour, including unwanted touching and inappropriate comments towards several young female students.

The Member had previously pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal assault related to this conduct.

Proceeding on an uncontested statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, the Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of students.

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and that his Certificate of Qualification and Registration be immediately revoked.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct relating to the sexual assault of a student during the 1982/1983 academic year.

The College relied on findings of fact from a 2020 civil judgment in which the member was found liable for assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, and breach of fiduciary duty.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct by failing to uphold the ethical standards of the profession, failing to show consistent justice and consideration, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate, a written reprimand, and $5,000 in costs.