Scott Barker

Le comité de discipline a tenu une audience sur la sanction concernant une enseignante suppléante reconnue coupable de fautes professionnelles, incluant un manque de supervision, une mauvaise gestion de classe, des commentaires inappropriés et des interventions physiques injustifiées envers des élèves.

La membre, qui se représentait elle-même, n'a pas participé à l'audience.

Le comité a ordonné une réprimande écrite, une suspension de huit mois de son certificat de qualification et d'inscription, ainsi que l'obligation de réussir un cours sur la gestion de classe avant de pouvoir réintégrer la profession.

De plus, appliquant les facteurs de l'arrêt Hall, le comité a ordonné à la membre de verser 20 000 $ en frais à l'Ordre en raison de son manque de coopération durant l'instance.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing for a member found guilty of professional misconduct, including inadequate supervision, poor classroom management, inappropriate remarks, and grabbing a student's arm.

The member did not attend the penalty hearing.

The Discipline Committee ordered a written reprimand, an eight-month suspension, and the successful completion of a course on classroom management and supervisory responsibilities before returning to practice.

The Committee also ordered the member to pay $20,000 in costs to the College due to her uncooperative conduct during the proceedings.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against an occasional teacher for numerous incidents of professional misconduct across multiple schools.

The allegations included failing to supervise students, barricading a classroom door, grabbing a student by the arm, and making disparaging comments to students.

The Discipline Committee found that the College proved the allegations on a balance of probabilities.

The Committee concluded that the member's actions constituted physical, verbal, and psychological abuse, and a failure to maintain the standards of the profession.

A penalty hearing was scheduled for a later date.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for boundary violations, including communicating with students on his personal cell phone and driving a student in his personal vehicle outside of school hours, contrary to school policies.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and acknowledging the Member's prior completion of a professional boundaries course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for making inappropriate and sexist comments to students, including stating that 'girls belong in the kitchen'.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, specifically verbal and psychological abuse.

The member resigned from the College and signed an undertaking never to teach again.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty and ordered a written reprimand to be recorded on the register.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member following his criminal convictions for sexual interference and obtaining the sexual services of a person under 18.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct constituting sexual abuse of a student.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member following his criminal convictions for sexual assault, sexual interference, and sexual exploitation involving two students.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, specifically sexual abuse of a student.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member following his criminal convictions for sexual assault and sexual exploitation of two students.

The Discipline Committee disposed of the matter without a hearing, relying on the criminal court findings.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing students and contravening a law that put students at risk.

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

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 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.

Following a finding of professional misconduct for failing to maintain an appropriate learning environment and making disrespectful and disparaging remarks to students, the Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing.

The member brought a preliminary motion to reopen the hearing to admit new evidence, which the Panel dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

On penalty, the Panel ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and the successful completion of coursework on anger management, classroom management, professional ethics, and cultural sensitivity before returning to the classroom.

Applying the Hall factors, the Panel also ordered the member to pay $20,000 in costs to the College.

The Discipline Committee previously found the member engaged in professional misconduct by failing to maintain an appropriate learning environment, throwing chalk, and making disparaging remarks to students.

In this penalty decision, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, and imposed conditions requiring the completion of courses in anger management, classroom management, professional ethics, and cultural sensitivity.

The member was also ordered to pay $20,000 in costs.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for establishing an inappropriate emotional relationship with a student and grooming her for a future personal relationship.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, as well as failing to maintain professional boundaries.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate.

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

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal and psychological abuse, disgraceful conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The uncontested facts established that the member made inappropriate and insensitive comments to students regarding their academic progress and mental health, and left a lighter and a bong unsecured in a classroom.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification, and the successful completion of coursework on classroom management and sensitivity training.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for failing to immediately report a student's allegation that another teacher had touched her inappropriately.

Instead of reporting the matter to the appropriate authorities, the Member told the student to stop talking about it and relied on the student's assurance that her father would report it to the school office.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to comply with the College's ethical standards, engaging in unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and noted that the Member had already completed a required course on professional ethics and the duty to report.

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 professional misconduct allegations against an occasional teacher for his conduct during two classes on December 13, 2017.

The Discipline Committee found that the teacher failed to adequately control his classes, resulting in chaos and students leaving the classroom.

The Committee also found that the teacher engaged in verbal and psychological abuse by calling a student 'racist' and 'mouthy', referring to a student as the 'Queen of Sheba', and making disparaging comments about the school.

The Committee concluded that the teacher's actions constituted professional misconduct, breaching multiple ethical standards and statutory duties.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for bringing a urinary catheter and a diagram of a vulva into a classroom and showing students how to insert it, and for repeatedly making false statements to her school board to obtain paid sick leave while attending court for personal matters.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on professional ethics and boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after failing to immediately report overhearing a student say another student was going to bring a gun to school.

The Member waited three days before notifying the principal, which delayed the school's response and potentially jeopardized student safety.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on the duty to report threats made by students.

The Member requested an adjournment of her discipline hearing, citing pending complaints involving third parties and a recent hospitalization.

The College consented to the adjournment but requested conditions.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment subject to conditions, including that the Member confirm the language of the hearing, a new date be set within five months, the parties discuss the case, and the Member provide a detailed medical report if seeking a future adjournment on medical grounds.