Wes Vickers

The Member, a retired teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct after pleading guilty to allegations stemming from his conviction in the United Kingdom for making and taking indecent photographs of children.

The Member's laptop contained over 1700 pornographic images and videos of children.

He subsequently applied for and obtained a teaching position in Ontario without disclosing his criminal convictions.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, revoking the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and ordering the publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for allowing students access to his Facebook page and personal computer containing inappropriate and pornographic images, and for allowing students to massage his back during class.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an in-person reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a course on boundary violations, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a former teacher who had been criminally convicted of sexual interference and sexual exploitation of a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on his criminal convictions for engaging in sexual activities with a vulnerable student over a three-year period.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed that the decision be published with his name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after making an inappropriate sexual comment to a Grade 12 female student and staring at female students inappropriately.

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

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

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate racial comments, swearing, and crossing professional boundaries with students, including asking a student to buy him something and making a reference letter contingent on a student completing a personal task for him.

Despite previous warnings and training from his school board, the misconduct continued.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and coursework on professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence and transparency.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct relating to a failure to maintain professional boundaries with students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the Member committed acts of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and imposed terms on the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, requiring the successful completion of a pre-approved course on professional boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications and boundary violations with a vulnerable student.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

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

The member did not attend the hearing and was not represented.

The Discipline Committee found that the facts supported a finding of professional misconduct and that the member engaged in sexual abuse of a student contrary to the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 and Ontario Regulation 437/97.

As a penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and directed that the findings and order be published with the member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications with students via Facebook.

The communications involved boundary violations, sharing inappropriate personal information, making derogatory comments about colleagues and other students, and emotionally manipulating students by forcing them to choose between him and their friends.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and publication of the decision with the Member's name, noting that the Member had also entered into an Undertaking and Acknowledgment requiring counselling.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the member's undertaking to resign immediately, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

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 Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriate touching and comments directed at a female colleague and multiple female students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, completion of boundary and anger management courses, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for verbally abusing and using profane language toward special needs students on multiple occasions.

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

The Committee also ordered that the summary of the decision be published with the Member's name, finding that the aggravating factors, including the vulnerability of the students and the repetition of the conduct after a prior warning, outweighed the mitigating factors.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's undertaking to resign immediately, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and protected the public interest.

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

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member would be directed to be dealt with by another Committee of the College, and found that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member set out in the Notice of Hearing, so the matter could be dealt with by another Committee.

The member consented to the request.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to Rule 13(13) of its Rules of Procedure, finding the withdrawal to be reasonable, appropriate, 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 parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the member's undertaking to resign immediately, never teach again in Ontario, and not seek reinstatement without completing specified coursework.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and protected the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for having inappropriate physical contact with a student's backpack and failing to provide support to the student after she was called a derogatory name.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the completion of coursework on disciplinary strategies and sensitivity training.

The Committee also ordered that a summary of the decision be published with the Member's name, rejecting the Member's request to withhold his name, given his past discipline record for similar incidents.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who engaged in a sexual relationship with a student in the 1986-1987 academic year.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for taking 11.5 paid 'personal illness' days from the Toronto Catholic District School Board in order to work for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.

The Member was paid by both boards for those days.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand to be recorded on the Register.

The Committee also ordered that a summary of the decision be published in the College's official publication with the Member's name, finding that the Member's deceitful conduct warranted specific and general deterrence.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate, sexually suggestive comments and engaging in inappropriate touching of female colleagues.

He also exercised poor judgment by taking students into a store displaying marijuana paraphernalia during a field trip.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on communication skills and professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered that the Member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that his conduct warranted specific and general deterrence.