Christopher Harold Karl Wirth

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

The motion was based on the Member's undertaking to notify the Registrar of any future teaching employment and to provide his employer with consent to notify the Registrar of any allegations of inappropriate interactions with a student.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, finding that the undertaking served to protect the public interest.

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

The member agreed to resign his membership, surrender his certificate, and undertake never to teach again in any school.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the member's resignation and the cancellation of his certificate protected the public interest.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching students by patting their buttocks.

The member pled no contest to the facts, acknowledging the touching was intended as encouragement but failed to respect physical boundaries and caused discomfort.

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

The Committee ordered terms and conditions on the member's certificate, including the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries for physical contact with primary-aged children.

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

The member had resigned his membership and his certificate of qualification was cancelled.

The member consented to the withdrawal and acknowledged that the Public Register would reflect his resignation while disciplinary proceedings were in progress.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the resignation and cancellation of the certificate protected the public interest.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal and provided an undertaking to resign his membership, surrender his certificate, never teach again in any school, and never seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the member's resignation and the cancellation of his certificate protected the public interest.

The member faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in sexual relations with an adult student and repeatedly accessing pornography on school computers using his and other teachers' user names.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct and incompetence after assaulting a 10-year-old student.

The Member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal assault for the same incident.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on discipline techniques and classroom management before returning to teaching.

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

The College advised that there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding the resolution to be in the public interest.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following criminal convictions for nine counts, including indecent assault, gross indecency, assault, and assault causing bodily harm against multiple victims.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate, with a condition that he not apply for reinstatement for at least five years.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who had been convicted of indecent assault on a 12-year-old male in 1975 and subsequently lied about his criminal record on a 1989 teaching application.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for the assault and for falsifying his employment application.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The member, a high school English teacher, engaged in inappropriate conversations and contacts with female students, including seeking them out at work, providing unsolicited gifts, and inviting them on out-of-school trips.

When an investigation was launched, he contacted students despite being warned not to.

The member pled no contest to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepting his voluntary resignation of his teaching certificate, with an undertaking not to seek reinstatement for two years.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for assault that occurred outside the school setting.

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

The member was reprimanded, required to provide proof of successful completion of anger management and psychological counselling, and the decision was ordered to be published.

The Ontario College of Teachers sought an order granting leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The member consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the College's request and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers sought leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member.

The Member consented to the withdrawal and agreed to immediately resign his membership, surrender his certificate of qualification, and never reapply.

The Discipline Committee granted the College's request and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for employing negative reinforcement as a classroom management technique and inappropriately singling out students, causing them embarrassment and discomfort.

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

The member was reprimanded and terms and conditions were placed on her certificate, requiring her to complete a course in classroom management and undergo teacher performance appraisals.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the member's name in the College's official publication, rejecting the member's request for a publication ban, to protect the public interest and maintain transparency.

The Ontario College of Teachers sought leave to withdraw the allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing against the Member due to insufficient evidence.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the application and ordered the Notice of Hearing withdrawn.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct and incompetence related to the sexual abuse of multiple students.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges of sexual assault.

Before the Discipline Committee, the member admitted to the facts, pleaded guilty to several allegations, and pleaded no contest to others.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and the publication of his name in the College's official publication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct related to his employment as a probationary Grade 8 French teacher.

The member experienced severe difficulties with classroom management, failed to provide adequate lesson plans, and verbally abused students.

Despite extensive support and resources provided by the school administration, the member's performance remained unsatisfactory, leading to his resignation.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, postponed for one year on the condition that he complete coursework in classroom management and lesson planning, and provide satisfactory performance appraisals.

The Discipline Committee reconvened to determine whether an interim publication ban regarding a teacher found guilty of professional misconduct should be lifted.

After reviewing a psychiatric report, the Committee ordered that the findings be published in the College's official publication without identifying factors.

However, the interim publication ban was otherwise lifted, and the Registrar was directed to make necessary notations on the Public Register and notify employers to protect the public interest.

The member, a secondary school teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate conversations with a 17-year-old female student regarding her personal appearance and sexual relationship.

The member pled no contest to the facts and the Discipline Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 9-month retroactive suspension, completion of a course on student-teacher boundaries, and a psychiatric assessment proving fitness to teach before returning to the classroom.