Scott Barker

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against two members, Lucien Chaput and Gilles Auger.

The members had each entered into an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment requiring them to complete a course on conducting investigations in school settings following allegations of harassment.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations was reasonable and protected the public interest given the members' voluntary undertakings.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against two members.

The allegations stemmed from the same incident.

The College sought the withdrawal because both members had entered into Undertakings, Agreements and Acknowledgments requiring them to complete a course on conducting investigations in school settings following allegations of harassment.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable, protected the public interest, and avoided lengthy and difficult contested hearings.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct after being criminally convicted of aggravated assault, break and enter with intent, and assault with a weapon.

The offences occurred off-duty when the member forcibly entered a residence and violently assaulted two individuals with a knife.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding that the member's egregious and violent conduct was fundamentally incompatible with the teaching profession.

The member's certificate of qualification and registration was revoked, and he was issued a reprimand.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations against the member set out in a Notice of Hearing, as the member's case had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College.

The member's counsel consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing was reasonable and not contrary to the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for persistently asking a student to join his personal band, making inappropriate comments to students, and surreptitiously taking pictures of students and a colleague.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of verbal and psychological abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and unprofessional conduct.

The Member was reprimanded, suspended for three months, and ordered to complete a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making racist, insensitive, and sexual comments to students, particularly international students.

The Member admitted to the allegations in an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of a course on classroom communication and sensitivity.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct after refusing to use the preferred names and pronouns of two transgender students.

The Member also made inappropriate comments questioning their gender identity, distributed non-curricular materials reflecting his personal beliefs, and sent inappropriate emails to school administration.

The Member pled guilty via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and the completion of a course on diversity and inclusion.

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

The allegations arose from three unsatisfactory performance appraisals that were subsequently annulled after the Member grieved his dismissal.

In exchange for the withdrawal, the Member entered into an Undertaking and Acknowledgement requiring him to complete an additional qualification course and undergo two performance appraisals within 24 months.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that proceeding with a hearing had no reasonable prospect of success and that the Undertaking adequately protected the public interest.