Solette N. Gelberg

The Discipline Committee reconvened to determine whether an interim publication ban regarding a teacher found guilty of professional misconduct should be lifted.

After reviewing a psychiatric report, the Committee ordered that the findings be published in the College's official publication without identifying factors.

However, the interim publication ban was otherwise lifted, and the Registrar was directed to make necessary notations on the Public Register and notify employers to protect the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct charges against a member following allegations that he sexually assaulted a former student.

The member had previously been acquitted of criminal charges arising from the same incident.

The Discipline Committee heard conflicting evidence from the complainant and the member regarding the events that occurred when the member visited the complainant at her workplace.

Applying the requirement for clear, cogent and convincing evidence, the Committee found itself in the same position as the criminal trial judge, unable to resolve the conflicting testimony.

The Committee concluded that the allegations were not proven and dismissed the charges of professional misconduct.

The member, a teacher, faced discipline proceedings for smelting lead in the school's machine shop after hours, which resulted in lead particulate contamination in the school's air handling system.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct based on an agreed statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a one-year suspension of the member's certificate (which had already been served), an immediate reprimand, and publication of the decision and the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member was guilty of professional misconduct after police found a partial marijuana cigarette in his pocket and two ends of marijuana cigarettes in his car while on school property.

The member had a history of severe medical issues and used marijuana for medicinal purposes.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's use of marijuana was exclusively for medicinal purposes, had no significant impact on the community, and did not negatively impact his teaching ability.

The Committee found the member not guilty of professional misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who failed to maintain professional standards and was charged criminally with uttering threats against school staff.

The member had a history of poor performance appraisals, inappropriate classroom behaviour, and unauthorized absences.

After uttering threats to kill a colleague and his family, the member was arrested and subsequently dismissed from his employment.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member, an applicant for an occasional teaching position, engaged in a pattern of abusive, profane, and harassing communications with a school board and its legal counsel after not being hired.

Despite a cease and desist letter, the member continued to send inappropriate emails and make threatening phone calls.

At the discipline hearing, the member was disruptive and eventually abandoned the proceedings.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a six-month suspension of the member's teaching certificate, with conditions requiring a psychiatric assessment addressing anger management and impulse control before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who was convicted of three counts of criminal assault against two special education students in her class.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for physically, psychologically, verbally, and emotionally abusing students, and for displaying a lack of knowledge, skill, and judgment demonstrating unfitness to teach.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificates of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who was convicted of two counts of sexual exploitation involving students and who accessed pornographic websites on a school board computer.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts and witness testimony, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the findings and the member's name be published.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who was convicted of multiple criminal offences, including indecent assault, buggery, and gross indecency, against six male students.

The incidents occurred between 1964 and 1966.

The member consented to the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his certificates, noting that his actions betrayed an important position of trust and were reprehensible.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for making inappropriate remarks to female students and failing to maintain professional boundaries.

The member admitted to the conduct, which occurred during a period of personal stress, and cooperated with the College.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a verbal reprimand, mandatory counselling on boundary issues at the member's expense, and publication of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been convicted of multiple criminal offences, including indecent assault and gross indecency, against former students.

The member did not attend the hearing but signed an Agreed Statement of Facts and agreed to the revocation of his certificates.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and sexual abuse of students, and ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificates of Qualification and Registration.

The member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers.

The member acted as the sole director of a company used by his brother to defraud the school board of ticket sale revenues from a stage production.

The member also received payment for a music resource document that was largely plagiarized and unusable.

The Committee found the member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The member's teaching certificates were suspended for one year, held in abeyance on conditions including payment of a $3,000 fine and $5,000 in costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for making inappropriate remarks to several female students.

The member admitted to the conduct in an Agreed Statement of Facts, acknowledging that his judgment was impaired due to personal stress and that his relationships with students had been too close.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a verbal reprimand and required the member to complete counselling related to boundary issues.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual touching of a minor.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificates of Qualification and Registration.

The member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to report to the Children's Aid Society after three female students disclosed that a physical education teacher had inappropriately touched them.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member was ordered to receive a verbal reprimand and have the decision published in the College's official publication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against the member for alleged professional misconduct or incompetence.

At the hearing, both counsel requested that the Notice of Hearing be withdrawn, submitting a draft Resignation and Undertaking to be signed by the member.

The Discipline Committee accepted the submissions, agreed to accept the signed Resignation and Undertaking, and withdrew the Notice of Hearing, conditional on the signed document being returned to the College.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for alleged physical abuse of deaf students.

The member brought a motion to stay the proceedings, arguing delay and procedural unfairness.

The parties subsequently reached an agreement.

The Discipline Committee ordered the proceedings stayed on conditions, including that the member resign his membership, surrender his teaching certificates, and undertake not to teach in Ontario.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a teacher who had been convicted of refusing a breath sample, drove students to a soccer tournament while his driver's license was suspended, and was found guilty of communicating for the purposes of obtaining the services of a prostitute.

The Discipline Committee found the teacher guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a three-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had pleaded guilty to seven criminal offences, including indecent assault and gross indecency, involving minors.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal convictions and the underlying conduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been convicted of sexual assault and unlawful confinement involving two adult females.

The member pleaded guilty to several counts of professional misconduct but contested others.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of all alleged counts of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the member's teaching certificate suspended until August 31, 2000, with reinstatement contingent upon a psychiatric report indicating he is unlikely to reoffend and understands the gender issues involved.