Vicki Shannon

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member alleging incompetence following three consecutive unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member incompetent, noting significant deficiencies in pupil learning, professional knowledge, teaching practice, leadership, and ongoing professional learning.

The Committee ordered terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, requiring the successful completion of an additional qualification course and performance appraisals upon return to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence following three unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The College withdrew the incompetence allegation, and the Member pleaded no contest to professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional standards and failing to comply with the relevant Acts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty.

The Committee accepted a joint recommendation on penalty, imposing conditions on the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, including the requirement to complete an additional qualification course before returning to teaching.

The Committee declined to publish the Member's name in the College's official magazine, noting the Member's retirement, the absence of student safety concerns, and the mitigating circumstances.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline application against a member following his criminal conviction for sexual exploitation of a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, based on his criminal conviction and the uncontested evidence.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need to protect students and maintain public confidence in the profession.

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

The allegations related to the member's membership in the College of Psychologists, for which he had already been reprimanded and suspended.

The member had retired from teaching, had not taught in 30 years, and signed an undertaking never to teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in exchange for the undertaking and a notation on the public register served to protect the public interest.

The member, a contract teacher, was recorded on video taking $33.00 from a locked drawer in the school's office over a five-day period.

He resigned and later made restitution of $100.00.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

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

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with the member's name, rejecting the member's request for publication without name, emphasizing the need for transparency, accountability, and deterrence.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct after engaging in verbally and emotionally abusive behaviour toward a colleague following the end of their consensual relationship.

The Member sent offensive and threatening text messages and continued to pursue the colleague despite being asked to stop.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a course on harassment and professional boundaries, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards, verbal and physical abuse of students, and failing to maintain appropriate boundaries.

The member pleaded guilty via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a verbal reprimand, completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision including the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, including failing to supervise students, lateness, using inappropriate language, and failing to meet administrative deadlines.

The member pled guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea, found the member guilty of professional misconduct, and ordered a verbal reprimand, completion of an additional qualification course, and publication of the decision including the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member was incompetent based on three unsatisfactory performance appraisals conducted by a school principal during the 2008-2009 school year.

The Discipline Committee found that the evidence presented, which was limited to the principal's performance appraisals, was insufficient to discharge the College's burden of proof.

The Committee noted the absence of corroborating evidence such as lesson plans or student work, and observed that the member had demonstrated some improvement.

The allegations of incompetence were dismissed.

The Member, an elementary occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for internet luring of a minor.

Between November 2007 and May 2009, the Member communicated in a sexually explicit manner with a student via the internet, encouraging sexual acts and attempting to arrange meetings for a sexual relationship.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, revoked his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and ordered publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

The member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for assault arising from an off-duty incident.

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

The member was reprimanded and required to complete counselling in stress and anger management.

The Committee also ordered that the member's name be published in the College's official publication, rejecting the member's request for an anonymized publication, emphasizing the need for transparency and general deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, against the Member.

The parties agreed that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, authorizing the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's immediate resignation, an undertaking not to seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario for at least five years, and a notation on the Public Register reflecting the resignation while disciplinary proceedings were pending.