Robert Gagné

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who was convicted of trafficking marijuana to an undercover police officer.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that he abused his position of trust and was motivated by greed.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 24-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course prior to returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for entering schools outside of work hours without permission and taking approximately $600 from a petty cash box and a pair of snowshoes.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a three-month suspension.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the Member's name in the College's official publication, rejecting the Member's argument that publication would hinder his rehabilitation from a pathological gambling disorder.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct including verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of students, failure to supervise, and inappropriate discipline over two school years.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of coursework on classroom management and student discipline, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate personal relationships with three young male students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and the publication of the decision with the Member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's undertaking to resign immediately, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in any position requiring College membership.

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

The College brought a discipline proceeding against a teacher who had been criminally convicted of sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching involving several young male students.

The teacher did not attend the hearing.

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

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the teacher's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the decision be published with her names to protect the public interest and deter similar conduct.

The member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for having inappropriate physical contact with a special needs student.

The member admitted to pulling the student on all fours and attempting to pull the student outside while the student was lying on the floor.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a classroom management course, and publication of the decision.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing following a criminal conviction for assaulting a vulnerable student.

The Member had invited the student to his home, offered him money, and made sexual advances.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and publication of the decision with his name.

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

College Counsel determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The Member's counsel consented.

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

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

The professional misconduct allegations were withdrawn.

The member pled guilty to incompetence, admitting to receiving two unsatisfactory performance appraisals and failing to remediate deficiencies in her teaching practice despite an Improvement Plan.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found the member incompetent under subsection 30(3) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering that the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration be subject to terms, conditions, or limitations, specifically requiring the successful completion of an Additional Qualification course covering curriculum, lesson planning, instructional strategies, and assessment.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a Grade 8 student.

The member admitted to communicating with the student outside of school hours, visiting his home late at night, and allowing him to sleep in her hotel room during a sports tournament.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and found her guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse and disgraceful or dishonourable conduct.

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

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing for a teacher found guilty of professional misconduct for writing an inappropriate comment on a student's report card, threatening his principal, and acting unprofessionally towards a colleague.

The College sought a reprimand, a one-month suspension, coursework, and publication with name, while the member argued against a suspension and publication with name.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 15-day suspension, coursework on boundaries and communication, and publication of the decision with the member's name, finding that the member's lack of accountability and repeated misconduct warranted these measures.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct involving three incidents: failing to follow school trip procedures, making inappropriate comments to students (telling them to 'shut up' and calling them 'losers'), and making threatening comments about the principal.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting a pattern of insubordination and unprofessional behaviour.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, completion of an anger management course, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member, a high school transportation technology teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct after he transferred the ownership of a vehicle donated to the school into his sister-in-law's name.

Despite the donor's explicit refusal to consent to the transfer, the member took the vehicle home and misled the donor about the transfer.

The member was criminally charged but ultimately pled guilty to a Highway Traffic Act offence.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of an ethics course, and publication of the decision with the member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence given the deceptive nature of the conduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been convicted of sexual assault against a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, based on his criminal conviction and the underlying facts of an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, noting that the member abused his authority and trust, bringing the profession into disrepute.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of professional misconduct against a teacher for writing an inappropriate comment on a student's report card, leaving a threatening note for the principal regarding the investigation, engaging in abusive behaviour towards a colleague over a shared office dispute, and failing to comply with a directive to move offices.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for the report card comment, the threatening note, and the abusive behaviour towards his colleague, noting a pattern of unprofessional conduct and a lack of accountability.

The allegation regarding the failure to move offices was dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled.

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

College counsel determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The member's counsel consented to the motion.

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

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for posting inappropriate and discriminatory comments on a blog and his website regarding abortion and homosexuality, and for making homophobic remarks to a student and his principal.

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 a reprimand, a one-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification, completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision including the Member's name.

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

The member purchased alcohol for an underage student and engaged in verbal and physical altercations with two students at an off-duty party, accusing them of bullying her daughter.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension (which had already been served), completion of coursework on boundaries and anger management, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

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

College Counsel determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The Member's counsel consented.

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