Tom Potter

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including keeping marijuana cigarettes in his van parked on school property where students accessed them, and failing to maintain appropriate boundaries by making inappropriate sexual remarks and touching a student.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a 12-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and complete coursework on appropriate boundaries and professional ethics.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after interfering with school and police investigations into an allegation of sexual assault between two students.

The member met with the complainant without authorization, tricked her into believing he had evidence, and videotaped her apologizing to the accused student without parental consent.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on ethical practice.

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

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed acts of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries and sexually abusing students.

The Member engaged in inappropriate personal communications with students via email and text message, invited students to meet off school property, and engaged in inappropriate physical contact.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate.

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

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member's case had previously been dealt with by another committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

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

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, noting that the Member's case had previously been dealt with by another Committee of the College, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The College brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member in exchange for his Undertaking, Acknowledgment and Consent.

The Member agreed to resign his membership immediately and undertook not to teach in Ontario or apply for reinstatement for at least one year.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of possessing and accessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing.

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

As the member's conduct involved a prohibited act involving child pornography, the Committee was required by statute to order the mandatory revocation of his teaching certificate and a reprimand.

The Member, a teacher and department head, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for purchasing stolen goods from a student, encouraging other teachers to do the same, and allowing the student to take school property in exchange.

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

The Member was found guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month retroactive suspension, and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging she engaged in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student.

The member had previously been convicted of sexual exploitation under the Criminal Code for the same conduct.

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

As the conduct involved sexual abuse, the Committee was required by statute to order the mandatory penalty of a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

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

The College submitted there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The member's counsel agreed, noting that a Children's Aid Society investigation had already found the member did not violate the duty to report under the Child and Family Services Act.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding it was not in the public interest to proceed where there was no reasonable prospect of a finding.

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

The member was not present or represented.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, accepting the College's submission that there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The Committee found the withdrawal to be reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate, sexualized, and psychologically abusive relationship with a student.

The Discipline Committee rejected a joint submission on penalty because it did not adequately protect the public, given the Member's prior disciplinary history for boundary violations.

Following contested penalty submissions, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 24-month suspension, and specific coursework requiring the Member to demonstrate insight and rehabilitation before returning to teaching.

The member was previously found guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence regarding her teaching performance and failure to maintain professional standards.

In this penalty decision, the Discipline Committee ordered the member to appear for an oral reprimand, complete additional coursework before returning to teaching, and undergo two teacher performance appraisals upon her return.

The Committee distinguished a prior case that only involved incompetence, noting that the member's failure to engage with support and her professional misconduct warranted a reprimand to address deterrence and public protection.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member guilty of professional misconduct under multiple subsections of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the member receive a written reprimand to be recorded on the Register.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate physical contact with female students and taking pictures of them without their consent.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and psychological or emotional abuse.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for verbally and physically abusing a special needs student and acting unprofessionally toward a colleague.

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

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to receive a reprimand and complete an anger management course focused on dealing with special needs students.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct and incompetence following three unsatisfactory teacher performance appraisals.

The Discipline Committee qualified the member's former principal as a participant expert, who testified to the member's significant deficiencies in classroom management, differentiated instruction, and assessment practices.

The Committee found the member incompetent and guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and failing to comply with the duties of a teacher under the Education Act.

A penalty hearing was ordered to be scheduled.

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

The withdrawal was sought in exchange for the member entering into an Undertaking and Acknowledgment, which required the member to complete an Additional Qualification course prior to returning to teaching and to provide a copy of his next performance appraisal to the Registrar.

The Discipline Committee found the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest, and granted the motion.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the member's Undertaking and Acknowledgment, which included her immediate resignation and conditions for any future reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.