Ted Coulson

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

The member consented to the withdrawal and provided an undertaking to resign his membership, surrender his certificate, never teach again in any school, and never 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 motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The member had resigned his membership and his certificate of qualification was cancelled.

The member consented to the withdrawal and acknowledged that the Public Register would reflect his resignation while disciplinary proceedings were in progress.

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

The member faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in sexual relations with an adult student and repeatedly accessing pornography on school computers using his and other teachers' user names.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

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

The member, a former vice principal and teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct following a plea of no contest.

The member had previously been convicted in criminal court of multiple counts of rape, indecent assault, and gross indecency against several female students over a twenty-year period.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty and 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 allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence.

The parties consented to dispose of the proceeding without a hearing under section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, based on the member's written undertaking to complete a program in classroom management for special education students and submit to a Teacher Performance Appraisal upon returning to teaching.

The Discipline Committee found the agreement reasonable, in the public interest, and granted the motion to withdraw the allegations.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour with a female student, including excessive communication, exchanging personal information, and continuing the relationship after her graduation.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, publication of the decision, and a requirement that the member complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students should he obtain employment requiring a teaching certificate.

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

The member admitted to poking a student on the buttock and had previously pled guilty to common assault under the Criminal Code.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and found him guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, abusing a student, and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and publication of a summary of the decision including the member's name.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for inappropriately touching a student's buttocks.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to common assault in criminal court and received a conditional discharge.

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

The member was ordered to be reprimanded, with the reprimand recorded on the register for one year, and a summary of the decision published.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving inappropriate behaviour toward a 13-year-old female student, including writing inappropriate notes, driving her to his home, and meeting her outside of school.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations and admitted to failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, which was waived on the condition that he complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries and undergo two teacher performance appraisals.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for committing boundary infringements with two female students under 14 years of age.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty and ordering a reprimand to be recorded on the register for three years, along with publication of the decision.

The member had already completed a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for committing boundary infringements with two female students under 14 years of age.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, noting the member's cooperation, acceptance of responsibility, and successful completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries.

The Committee ordered a reprimand to be recorded on the register for three years and publication of the decision.

The member, a high school English teacher, engaged in inappropriate conversations and contacts with female students, including seeking them out at work, providing unsolicited gifts, and inviting them on out-of-school trips.

When an investigation was launched, he contacted students despite being warned not to.

The member pled no contest to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepting his voluntary resignation of his teaching certificate, with an undertaking not to seek reinstatement for two years.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted criminally of assaulting a peace officer while off-duty.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The member was reprimanded, the decision was ordered to be published, and the member provided an undertaking to notify any future teaching employers of the incident and have them provide quarterly reports to the College for two years.