Tom Potter

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for submitting false benefit claims to her school board's benefits provider.

The member initially blamed a friend but later admitted to fabricating the story and submitting the fraudulent claims herself.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete a course in ethical standards for the teaching profession.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who pled guilty to and was convicted of criminal sexual assault against a former student.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, admitting to engaging in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with the student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and 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, 1996, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke her certificate of qualification and registration.

The Member, a school principal, pled guilty to professional misconduct for posting Islamophobic and xenophobic content on her personal Facebook page over a period of 18 months.

The College and the Member presented a joint submission on penalty proposing only a reprimand.

The Discipline Committee initially expressed deep concern that a reprimand alone would undermine public confidence and fail to address the heightened responsibilities of a principal to maintain an inclusive school culture.

However, applying the high threshold for rejecting joint submissions from Anthony-Cook, the Committee ultimately accepted the joint submission.

The Committee noted significant mitigating factors, including the Member's immediate remorse, voluntary completion of an extensive equity course, and the fact that she had been removed from her leadership position for over two years.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for submitting 29 false health care benefit claims totaling $3,230.00 for services and products not received.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of failing to maintain professional standards, signing false documents, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and complete a course in professional ethics.

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing for a teacher found to have engaged in professional misconduct, including physically abusing a student and communicating inappropriately with a principal and a colleague.

Accepting a joint submission, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and terms requiring the completion of coursework on anger management and professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

The member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs to the College.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct including the sexual abuse of a student.

The Member had previously pled guilty to criminal charges of sexual interference regarding the same student and was sentenced to 12 months' incarceration.

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

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and directed the immediate revocation of her certificate of qualification and registration, noting that revocation is mandatory under the Ontario College of Teachers Act for sexual abuse involving acts listed in subsection 30.2(2).

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate social media communications with a student.

The communications included sharing confidential school matters, making disparaging comments about another student and a colleague, and encouraging violent behaviour.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries and the appropriate use of electronic communication and social media.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, following a criminal conviction for sexual assault of a minor.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

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 Member, a teacher, faced disciplinary proceedings for using inappropriate language and making offensive comments to students.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Member was reprimanded and ordered to complete courses in professional boundaries and anger management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired teacher who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography under the Criminal Code.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and, pursuant to mandatory penalty provisions for prohibited acts involving child pornography, 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 appropriate professional boundaries with a student.

The Member engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with the student, which included spending time alone with her outside of school hours, discussing personal issues, and texting about personal matters.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member committed professional misconduct by using inappropriate physical force on a student with special needs and by communicating unprofessionally with his principal and a fellow teacher.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member aggressively removed headphones from the student's head and pulled him out of his chair, constituting physical abuse.

The Committee also found that the Member engaged in angry and aggressive confrontations with his principal and a colleague, failing to treat them with respect and dignity.

The Committee concluded that the Member failed to maintain the standards of the profession, physically abused a student, failed to comply with the Education Act, and engaged in unprofessional conduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct related to poor classroom management, inadequate supervision, and inappropriate discipline.

The member pled guilty to failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to adequately supervise students, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on classroom management before returning to teaching.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for teaching while his certificate of qualification and registration was suspended due to non-payment of fees.

The Member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of failing to comply with the Act, regulations, and by-laws, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty and ordered that the Member receive a reprimand to be recorded on the Register.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct allegations including physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of a student.

The Member had exchanged sexually explicit messages and photographs with a student and engaged in sexual touching.

The Member was also criminally convicted of sexual interference.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a teacher, engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student that began when she was in his class and continued after she graduated, ultimately developing into a romantic and sexual relationship.

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual, psychological, and emotional abuse, and failing to maintain professional standards.

The Discipline Committee accepted an expert's conclusion that the Member's actions constituted grooming behaviour.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and, accepting a joint submission on penalty, ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate.

The Member, a principal and sole director of a private school, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

He failed to refund tuition and tuck fees to a student's parent despite a settlement agreement, and misrepresented the school's financial situation.

He also continued to collect fees from other parents while knowing the school was in financial difficulty and likely to close, ultimately giving only one day's notice before ceasing operations.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and a 22-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member also resigned and undertook not to teach in Ontario.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who inappropriately accessed sick leave on three occasions to perform tasks related to his personal event-planning business.

The member deceived the school board by claiming he was ill or attending medical appointments.

The member 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 a course on ethical practice.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The member was self-represented but did not attend the hearing.

Applying the balance of probabilities standard, the Committee found that the member engaged in acts of professional misconduct as alleged.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled at a later date.

The Member, a vice-principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted of assaulting a young female child while off-duty.

The Member admitted to failing to maintain the standards of the profession, contravening a law relevant to his suitability to teach, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty and ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, finding that his violent behaviour towards a child demonstrated a significant lack of judgment and undermined the public's confidence in the teaching profession.