Louis Sloan

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing after finding the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Committee ordered a three-month suspension of the member's teaching certificate, required him to complete a course on maintaining boundaries before accepting any teaching position, and ordered a verbal reprimand and publication of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who accessed pornographic material on a school laptop and failed to adequately control student access to the device.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct and the parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission, ordering a reprimand and a two-month suspension of the member's certificate.

The Committee declined the College's request to publish the member's name, finding that publication without the name, combined with the suspension and reprimand, sufficiently protected the public interest and served as a deterrent.

The Member, an elementary school teacher and high school coach, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

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 to serve as a specific and general deterrent.

Following a finding of professional misconduct for being alone in a car with a female student on an isolated road, a penalty hearing was held for the member.

The College sought a reprimand, a boundaries course, a suspension, and publication with the member's name, while the member opposed the suspension and publication of his name.

The Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a boundaries course, a one-month suspension, and publication of the decision including the member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for massaging the feet of a special education student without parental consent.

The Member claimed the touching was a sensory technique, but acknowledged failing to inform the parents or obtain their consent.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of courses on boundaries and special education.

The Committee ordered publication of the decision without the Member's name, noting the misconduct was at the lower end of the spectrum and involved poor judgment rather than inappropriate touching.

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

The member made culturally inappropriate and demeaning comments to students, made derogatory remarks about colleagues, left a physical education class unsupervised, and breached a directive to have no contact with the school community while assigned to home duties.

The member pled no contest to the allegations.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of courses in classroom management and cultural sensitivity, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Member, a teacher, received three consecutive unsatisfactory performance appraisals noting concerns in lesson planning, curriculum delivery, communication, and evaluation.

Her employment was subsequently terminated.

At a discipline hearing, the Member pled to incompetence and the parties submitted a Memorandum of Agreement.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the Member incompetent and ordering terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate, including the requirement to complete an additional qualification course before resuming teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member, a teacher, committed professional misconduct by using physical force to direct and drag two students on separate occasions.

The Discipline Committee found that the College failed to prove the allegations.

Regarding the first incident, no direct evidence was presented.

Regarding the second incident, the Committee found that the Member used force to manage a student who posed a potential threat to himself and others, but the force was not excessive and did not result in any injuries.

The allegations of professional misconduct were dismissed.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for physically abusing four students under the age of 14, which included inappropriate touching and slapping.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to four counts of assault under the Criminal Code and received a suspended sentence with two years' probation.

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

The member was reprimanded, received a three-month retroactive suspension, was ordered to complete coursework on boundary issues, and the decision was ordered to be published with his name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been convicted criminally of possessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal conviction.

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

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after engaging in repeated unwanted contact with a colleague over 18 months, which culminated in a criminal conviction for harassment.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a boundaries course.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for general deterrence and transparency given the serious nature of the misconduct.

A minority decision of the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers regarding allegations of professional misconduct against a teacher.

The dissenting member disagreed with the majority's finding on professional misconduct, concluding that the member's statement to a student, 'I want to shoot you,' warranted a finding of professional misconduct.

Despite mitigating factors such as the member's frustration and lack of intent to harm, the dissenting member emphasized the adverse effect the words had on the student and the school community, asserting that such statements are unacceptable in a school setting.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member committed professional misconduct by telling a student she felt violent and wanted to shoot her.

The member admitted to saying 'I could shoot you' out of frustration when the student lost an assignment, but denied mentioning a gun or feeling violent.

The Discipline Committee found that while the language was intemperate and inappropriate, it was inadvertent and did not breach a reasonable boundary of classroom management.

The Committee dismissed all allegations of professional misconduct, concluding that the member's conduct did not meet the threshold for a finding of professional misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member, a teacher, engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student.

The Discipline Committee heard conflicting testimony from the student, the Member, and a police officer who found them parked in a car on an isolated road.

The Committee found the student's testimony regarding sexual contact to be inconsistent and uncorroborated, and therefore dismissed the allegations of sexual abuse.

However, the Committee found that the Member's admitted conduct of being alone with the student in his car on an isolated road, and asking the police officer not to report the incident, constituted professional misconduct, as it failed to maintain professional boundaries and was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unbecoming a member.

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

After the matter was referred to the Discipline Committee, the member's counsel provided medical information indicating the matter would be more appropriately dealt with by the Fitness to Practise Committee.

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to engaging in a sexual relationship with a student, including sexual intercourse on school property.

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

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

Despite the member's request for a publication ban on his name to protect his children and the victim's identity, the Committee ordered publication with the member's name, emphasizing the need for transparency and general deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual assault and sexual interference involving a minor.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the criminal convictions, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the egregious breach of trust and the need to protect students.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member alleging incompetence and professional misconduct.

The College withdrew the professional misconduct allegations.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted a plea of no contest to the allegation of incompetence, acknowledging two unsatisfactory performance appraisals related to classroom management, ongoing assessment, and teaching strategies.

The Discipline Committee found the member incompetent under subsection 30(3) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996.

The Committee accepted a joint recommendation on penalty, ordering that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on the member's Certificate of Qualification, including the requirement to complete an Additional Qualification course and undergo performance appraisals upon returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to inappropriate comments and behaviour towards students.

The member entered a plea of no contest and admitted to calling students derogatory names, making inappropriate comments about their appearance, and exhibiting poor classroom management.

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

The committee ordered a reprimand and, noting the member's retirement and cooperation, directed that the decision be published without the member's name.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for sexually abusing a male student in 1974.

The member had previously been convicted of indecent assault under the Criminal Code for the same conduct and received a conditional sentence.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, revoking the member's teaching certificate and ordering publication of the decision with the member's name to serve as a general deterrent.