Wes Vickers

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member purchased alcohol for an underage student and engaged in verbal and physical altercations with two students at an off-duty party, accusing them of bullying her daughter.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension (which had already been served), completion of coursework on boundaries and anger management, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member, a teacher, repeatedly approached female students to recruit them for a beauty pageant, a summer camp for models, and television commercials, making inappropriate comments about their appearances.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse, disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, conduct unbecoming a member, and practicing while in a conflict of interest.

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

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse of students, as well as derogatory comments about colleagues.

The member pleaded no contest and agreed to a joint submission on resolution.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand to be recorded on the public register.

On the contested issue of publication, the Committee ordered that the summary of the decision be published without the member's name, finding that this appropriately balanced the objectives of deterrence and transparency against the member's privacy interests.

The Member, a teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from his harassing behaviour towards a colleague following the end of their romantic relationship.

Over a 12-month period, the Member made unwanted phone calls and inappropriate comments to and about the colleague and her spouse, causing her to feel uncomfortable at work and report the harassment to the police.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a course on professional boundaries and ethics, and publication of the decision with the Member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

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

The College submitted there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

In exchange for the withdrawal, the respondent provided an undertaking to resign his membership immediately, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in any public or private school in Ontario requiring College membership.

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

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after using derogatory language towards a special needs student regarding his use of an assistive device.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on classroom management and sensitivity, and publication of the decision with the Member's name, noting that the reprimand must be recorded on the Register to serve as a deterrent.

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

The withdrawal was sought in exchange for an undertaking and acknowledgment signed by the member, in which he agreed to resign his membership immediately and never seek reinstatement or 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 Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a teacher who stored real and replica firearms, as well as live ammunition, at his school and allowed students to access them during class.

The teacher had previously pled guilty to criminal charges for possessing an unregistered firearm without a licence.

The Discipline Committee found the teacher guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his actions severely jeopardized the safety of students and staff.

Despite the teacher's subsequent health issues, the Committee ordered a 12-month suspension of his teaching certificate and directed that the decision be published with his name to serve as a general deterrent.

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

College Counsel submitted that, based on medical information provided by the member's counsel, the matter would be more appropriately dealt with by another committee.

The member's counsel consented to the withdrawal.

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

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with students.

She socialized with students outside of school, exchanged text messages, allowed a student to stay overnight at her apartment, and consumed alcohol with an underage former student.

She also made inappropriate comments to a student about her relationship and posted inappropriate comments on Twitter.

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

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Member, a high school teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for using inappropriate language towards students, failing to supervise students, and taking students off school property in his personal vehicle without permission.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty.

The Member was reprimanded, ordered to complete a course on professional ethics and boundaries, and the findings were ordered to be published with his name.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for depositing a $500 student money order intended for a school trip into his personal account and submitting false documentation to his school board.

The Member pled guilty via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a professional ethics course, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications and boundary violations with two students.

The member communicated with a student via Facebook about personal matters, sexual orientation, and safe sex, and provided the student with DVDs containing sexual content.

The member also shared confidential information about another student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 20-day retroactive suspension, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in boundary violations and inappropriate electronic communications with two students.

The member provided DVDs with sexual content to one student, shared confidential information about another student, and failed to report a sexual proposition.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 20-day retroactive suspension, completion of a course on professional boundaries, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for using inappropriate physical force on two students and making inappropriate, demeaning, and culturally insensitive comments to students and staff.

The Member pled no contest and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal, physical, psychological, and emotional abuse.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing terms and conditions requiring the Member to complete courses on professional boundaries and cultural sensitivity.

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

The Member communicated with a student on Facebook about personal matters and sexual orientation, provided DVDs with sexual content, and shared confidential information about another student who had sexually propositioned him.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 20-day retroactive suspension, and mandatory coursework on professional boundaries.

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

The key student witness did not wish to testify.

In exchange, the member signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgement to resign his membership, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for making repeated inappropriate and demeaning comments to students, including remarks displaying a discriminatory attitude towards homosexuals and persons with intellectual disabilities.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations of professional misconduct.

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

The Committee further ordered that the findings and order be published with the member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing that discriminatory comments warrant publication to serve as a specific and general deterrent.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for crossing professional boundaries with a former student.

The misconduct included excessive texting late at night and during holidays, referring to the student as 'babe', and spending significant time together outside of school.

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

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision in summary form without the Member's name, noting the conduct was on the lower end of the spectrum and the Member had already faced a public criminal trial resulting in an acquittal.

The Member, a school principal, pled guilty to professional misconduct after forging a medical prescription for Percocet and receiving a criminal conviction for forgery.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Committee also ordered that the findings be published with the Member's name in the College's official publication, rejecting the Member's request for anonymity, to ensure transparency and serve the public interest.