Tom Potter

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member.

The member did not attend the hearing but entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct, specifically unprofessional conduct, and reserved its decision on penalty.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing after previously finding the member engaged in professional misconduct.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Committee ordered that the member receive a written reprimand and that their Certificate of Qualification and Registration be immediately revoked.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member for professional misconduct, including physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of two students.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges of sexual exploitation and was sentenced to 30 months' custody.

The member did not attend the discipline hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty 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 Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct relating to boundary violations and classroom management.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 14-week suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and imposed terms and conditions requiring the completion of courses on maintaining appropriate boundaries and classroom management.

The Member was also ordered to pay $12,500 in costs to the College.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications of a sexual nature with a student on a dating application.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and directed the immediate revocation of his certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member.

Following a Statement of Uncontested Facts and a Plea of No Contest, the Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in acts of professional misconduct.

The Committee expressed concerns regarding the parties' Joint Submission on Penalty and requested additional written submissions before rendering a penalty decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in acts of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded, that his Certificate of Qualification and Registration be immediately revoked, and that he pay $5,000 in costs to the College.

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

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in acts of professional misconduct contrary to Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded in writing and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member was also ordered to pay $5,000 in costs to the College.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to adequately supervise students in his auto shop class.

He regularly permitted students to leave without permission and drive vehicles in and out of the shop.

On one occasion, three students left in a car without permission and were involved in a single-car collision.

The Member failed to intercept their departure and failed to immediately report the accident to the school administration.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on classroom management and effective supervision.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making culturally insensitive remarks to a student regarding his home country and for using her personal cell phone to audio record student behaviour without a valid pedagogical reason.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course in classroom management and cultural sensitivity.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for making inappropriate and belittling comments to a student and failing to provide proper assistance.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal abuse and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course on classroom management and professional communication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges of gross indecency and sexual assault involving former students.

The member admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to uphold the ethical standards of the profession, failing to concern himself with the welfare of pupils, and contravening laws relevant to his suitability to teach.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with a vulnerable student over several years.

The Member drove the student to events, communicated with her over the summer, allowed her to stay at his house, and fostered a relationship where she viewed him as a father figure.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of a boundary violations course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been convicted of possession of child pornography under the Criminal Code.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standards of the profession, contravening the Education Act, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct after being criminally convicted of voyeurism and making child pornography.

Between 2011 and 2015, the Member surreptitiously video-recorded female staff members and students in a school change room and washroom.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student and engaging in a prohibited act involving child pornography.

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct after posting a photograph of a student's head on social media alongside an image of a fictional gangster character with the caption 'Who rocked it better??

LOLOLOL'.

The school board characterized the post as offensive and racist.

The member resigned, admitted to the facts, and pled guilty to professional misconduct, including 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 reprimand and requiring the member to complete coursework on professional boundaries, student privacy, and cultural sensitivity.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for inappropriately interfering in the administration of the Grade 3 EQAO assessment by writing in student booklets, circling key words, and drawing arrows to direct students' attention.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course in professional ethics.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent, who did not attend.

The Committee found that the respondent engaged in acts of professional misconduct contrary to several subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

As a penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the respondent's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

A written decision with reasons was to follow.

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

The misconduct involved repeatedly arriving late to school without providing proper documentation or lesson plans, and leaving a class unattended for 20 minutes to wash his personal vehicle, during which time a student suffered a burn.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on classroom management with an emphasis on effective supervision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct related to inadequate classroom supervision and inadvertent physical contact with students.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting that he failed to maintain professional standards and adequately supervise students when they engaged in unsafe behaviour with a lawnmower and a hoist in the classroom.

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

The Committee ordered that the member receive a reprimand and successfully complete a pre-approved course in classroom management.