Ted Coulson

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing after finding the member guilty of professional misconduct for making derogatory comments to students about his former wife's weight.

The College sought an oral reprimand, a language sensitivity course, and unnamed publication.

The member sought no penalty or unrecorded counselling.

The Committee ordered the member to complete a pre-approved language sensitivity course before accepting employment requiring a teaching certificate.

The Committee also ordered that the finding and order be published in the College's official publication without the member's name, and that the finding not be recorded on the Register due to the minor and historical nature of the misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought numerous allegations of professional misconduct against a high school teacher, alleging he made denigrating, sexual, and racist comments to students, staff, and parents.

After a lengthy hearing spanning three years, the Discipline Committee dismissed the vast majority of the 61 alleged incidents, finding the evidence insufficient or the conduct not rising to the level of professional misconduct.

However, the Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for making derogatory comments in class about his ex-wife's weight, which it deemed unprofessional.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a teacher who engaged in extensive off-duty public activities promoting racist, anti-Semitic, and white supremacist views.

The member argued his activities were legal and occurred outside the classroom.

Applying the Supreme Court's decision in Ross, the Discipline Committee found that the member's public persona and activities poisoned the school environment, caused significant disruption, and undermined public confidence in the education system.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the revocation of his teaching certificate.

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

With the consent of the parties and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee authorized the withdrawal, finding it reasonable and in the public interest.

The College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct set out in the notice of hearing against the member.

Independent legal counsel confirmed the panel's jurisdiction to dispose of the proceeding without a hearing on consent of the parties under section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

The discipline committee granted the motion on consent, finding that the withdrawal of the notice of hearing was reasonable and protected the public interest.

The member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments of a sexual nature to and about female students, striking a student with a metre stick during horseplay, and failing to perform supervisory duties.

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

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching female elementary students on multiple occasions between 1969 and 2001.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and resigned his teaching certificate, stating his intention never to teach in Ontario again.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering a reprimand and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member, a teacher, was convicted in criminal court of sexual assault and sexual touching of a person under the age of 14.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal convictions.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed that the decision be published.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct stemming from an indecent assault on a student in 1971, for which he was previously found guilty in criminal court and granted an absolute discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that the findings be published in summary form without identifying the member.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a retired member who had pled guilty to multiple criminal charges of sexual assault and gross indecency involving young male students.

The member also acknowledged possessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, pleading guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, noting the egregious nature of the grooming and sexual abuse.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for incidents during the 2002/2003 school year, including moving a student's chair while occupied, tapping furniture with significant force, carrying a baseball bat in class, using inappropriate language with a student, and videotaping students without consent.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an admonishment and the completion of a course on positive classroom management strategies.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the decision with the member's full name, finding no compelling reason to depart from the general rule of transparency.

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

The member consented to the motion.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion without a hearing, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations was reasonable and served the public interest.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal on the condition that he immediately resign his membership, surrender his certificate, and undertake never to teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the member's resignation and the cancellation of his certificate protected the public interest.

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

The member admitted to engaging in inappropriate boundary violations with students, including discussing highly personal and sexual matters, making disparaging remarks about staff and students, and showing favouritism.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty.

The member was ordered to be admonished, complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries, provide a practitioner's report, and have the decision published.

The member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being criminally convicted of possessing child pornography and breaching a recognizance that prohibited contact with minors.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

Finding the member's conduct disgraceful and dishonourable, and noting the lack of forensic evidence suggesting he would not reoffend, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of his certificate of qualification and registration.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers.

The Member admitted to making, possessing, and distributing child pornography, including superimposing students' faces onto explicit images, and using school equipment for these purposes.

The Member had previously pleaded guilty to related criminal charges and was sentenced to one year of incarceration.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding the Member's actions deplorable and a breach of trust.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers and the member brought a joint motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence set out in the Notice of Hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, finding that the agreement was reasonable and served the public interest.

The College and the Member brought a joint motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the Member.

The motion was based on the Member's undertaking to notify the Registrar of any future teaching employment and to provide his employer with consent to notify the Registrar of any allegations of inappropriate interactions with a student.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, finding that the undertaking served to protect the public interest.

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

The member agreed to resign his membership, surrender his certificate, and undertake never to teach again in any school.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the member's resignation and the cancellation of his certificate protected the public interest.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching students by patting their buttocks.

The member pled no contest to the facts, acknowledging the touching was intended as encouragement but failed to respect physical boundaries and caused discomfort.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered terms and conditions on the member's certificate, including the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries for physical contact with primary-aged children.