Pauline Smart

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who struck a special needs student in the face during an altercation, causing the student's head to hit a wall.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete coursework on classroom management.

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with the member's name, noting the seriousness of the conduct and the need for deterrence.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications and boundary violations with two students.

The member communicated with a student via Facebook about personal matters, sexual orientation, and safe sex, and provided the student with DVDs containing sexual content.

The member also shared confidential information about another student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 20-day retroactive suspension, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in boundary violations and inappropriate electronic communications with two students.

The member provided DVDs with sexual content to one student, shared confidential information about another student, and failed to report a sexual proposition.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 20-day retroactive suspension, completion of a course on professional boundaries, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications and boundary violations with two students.

The Member communicated with a student on Facebook about personal matters and sexual orientation, provided DVDs with sexual content, and shared confidential information about another student who had sexually propositioned him.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 20-day retroactive suspension, and mandatory coursework on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for using inappropriate physical force on two students and making inappropriate, demeaning, and culturally insensitive comments to students and staff.

The Member pled no contest and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal, physical, psychological, and emotional abuse.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing terms and conditions requiring the Member to complete courses on professional boundaries and cultural sensitivity.

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

The member admitted to engaging in boundary violations, including personal communications with a student via instant messaging, driving students in his personal vehicle, taking photographs of students against their wishes, and accessing dating and other inappropriate websites on a school board computer.

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

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a course on boundary violations, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriate classroom management, including grabbing a student's wrist, putting tape over students' mouths, and placing a heater within reach of students, causing a minor burn.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Following a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the successful completion of a classroom management course.

The Committee also ordered that the findings and orders be published with the Member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for physically mistreating three students.

The member pled no contest to the allegations and admitted to the uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete a course in handling contentious situations.

The Committee also ordered that the findings and order be published with the member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

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

The key student witness did not wish to testify.

In exchange, the member signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgement to resign his membership, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking reasonable and in the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to keep a record of students' marks in the computerized record system and improperly offering daily physical activity to students who ought to have been otherwise engaged.

The Member pled no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the Member to complete a course in classroom management with an emphasis on organizational and record-keeping skills.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision in summary form without the Member's name, noting the minor nature of the misconduct and the Member's unblemished 26-year career.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student.

The Member exchanged over 50 emails with the student over the summer, met with her outside of school, and continued to spend time alone with her despite warnings from colleagues and a request from the student's mother to stop.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty, ordering a six-month suspension, a reprimand, and the completion of a boundaries course.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, rejecting the Member's argument that publication would identify the student or adversely affect his family.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who was convicted of sexual exploitation under the Criminal Code for sexually touching a former student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, failing to maintain the standards of the profession, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee revoked the member's certificate of qualification and registration and ordered the publication of the decision in summary form.

The College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member following his criminal conviction for sexual exploitation.

The Member had sent sexually explicit text messages to a student, resulting in a 60-day intermittent jail sentence.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, revoking the Member's teaching certificate and ordering publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need to protect children and maintain public confidence in the profession.

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 Member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted under the Customs Act for smuggling replica firearms into Canada.

The Member had purchased the replica weapons for his underage son to use in Airsoft games.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month retroactive suspension, and the completion of a course on ethical expectations.

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with the Member's name, emphasizing that off-duty conduct can bring the profession into disrepute and requires general deterrence.

The Member, a Grade 8 teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for allowing students to leave their cabin unsupervised during a class trip and for posting photos of students on her personal Facebook page without parental permission.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a professional boundaries course.

The Committee also ordered that the findings and order be published with the Member's name, rejecting the Member's request for publication without name, to serve the principles of specific and general deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member alleging incompetence following two unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The Member did not attend the hearing but entered into a Memorandum of Agreement admitting to the facts and pleading to incompetence.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the Member incompetent for displaying a lack of knowledge, skill, or judgment.

The Committee ordered that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on the Member's certificate, requiring her to successfully complete an approved additional qualification course before seeking employment requiring a certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for failing to adequately supervise and maintain appropriate safety standards in a shop classroom over a four-year period.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to prevent students from using equipment unsafely, resulting in injuries such as welder's flash.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate requiring the completion of courses in manufacturing-based technology and classroom management.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name, finding that the serious and repeated nature of the misconduct outweighed arguments for non-publication based on the passage of time.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member alleging incompetence following three unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The member did not attend the hearing but had entered into a Memorandum of Agreement admitting to incompetence and agreeing to a joint submission on resolution.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea and the joint submission, finding the member incompetent.

The Committee ordered that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on the member's certificate, requiring her to successfully complete an Additional Qualification course before resuming teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for incompetence following three unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted a plea of no contest and a statement of uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member incompetent due to persistent deficiencies in classroom management, curriculum delivery, and assessment practices.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on the member's certificate, requiring her to successfully complete an approved Additional Qualification course before returning to teaching.