Catherine Hawara

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been convicted of seven counts of sexual assault against a victim.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Based on the criminal convictions and the evidence presented, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the decision be published with a publication ban on identifying information.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been convicted of seven counts of sexual assault.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Based on the criminal convictions and the member's resulting four-year prison sentence, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificates of Qualification and Registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member committed professional misconduct by providing false information about his professional qualifications, specifically claiming to have an engineering degree.

Following a hearing, the Discipline Committee found that the school principal had misinterpreted the member's qualifications during a telephone interview and that the member had not falsely represented himself as an engineer on his resume or otherwise.

The Committee found the member not guilty of all charges.