Christopher Wirth

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member, as set out in a 2003 Notice of Hearing.

The parties agreed that following the withdrawal, the matter would be referred to the Investigation Committee with additional information.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been convicted of criminal breach of trust for misappropriating over $286,000 from a school board insurance trust fund.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal conviction and his failure to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate, noting that his actions breached the public trust and brought the profession into disrepute.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who had been convicted of second-degree murder for killing his common-law wife.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, admitting to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and the publication of the decision.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct for making an appalling sexual comment concerning a student in the presence of other students.

The Discipline Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the member's certificate, and imposed a condition requiring the successful completion of a course on student-teacher boundaries prior to returning to the classroom.

The Committee found this penalty appropriate given that only one of the several allegations was proven.

The member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments of a sexual nature to and about female students, striking a student with a metre stick during horseplay, and failing to perform supervisory duties.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a boundary issues course, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member, a high school teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for sending graphic material, including profanity, sexual jokes, and pornographic images, to three male students via the Internet.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, suspended his certificate of qualification for seven months, and ordered him to appear for a reprimand and complete a course on appropriate teacher/student boundaries before returning to teaching.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments with sexual innuendo to students and touching female students without their consent.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the Member be permitted to resign, his certificate of qualification be cancelled, and he provide an undertaking never to teach again.

The Member, a high school teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after admitting to taking two female students to a hotel room and engaging in consensual sexual activity with one of them.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member committed professional misconduct by making inappropriate and sexual comments in class and in the school hallway.

The Discipline Committee found insufficient evidence regarding the in-class comments due to flawed student interview procedures.

However, the Member admitted to making a highly inappropriate sexual comment about a female student in the hallway in the presence of other students.

The Committee found this conduct to be disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming a member, resulting in a finding of professional misconduct.

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

With the consent of the parties and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and protected the public interest.

The member pleaded no contest to professional misconduct for conduct unbecoming a member after pleading guilty to simple possession of marijuana in criminal court, for which he received an absolute discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and publication of a summary of the decision without the member's name, noting that the conduct did not involve students or take place in a school environment.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the Member misappropriated narcotics, falsified documentation, and failed to meet standards of practice regarding the handling and administration of Demerol and Morphine.

Following a hearing, the Discipline Committee found that the College failed to meet the standard of proof required.

The evidence presented was largely circumstantial and relied on inferences rather than facts.

The Committee concluded that the evidence was not clear, cogent, and convincing, and dismissed all allegations of professional misconduct against the Member.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for alleged sexual abuse and boundary violations involving a vulnerable patient at an addiction treatment facility.

The panel found the patient's evidence clear and convincing, while the member's testimony was evasive and inconsistent.

The panel concluded the member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the client and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The member's certificate of registration was revoked and an oral reprimand was ordered.

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.

With the consent of the parties, and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing, finding it reasonable in the circumstances.

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 in exchange for resigning his membership, surrendering his certificate, and undertaking never to seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the member's undertaking was reasonable and 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 did not appear but consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served the public interest.

The College brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, a teacher, for inappropriate behaviour including inappropriate touching of students, making inappropriate comments, and poor classroom management.

The Member pled no contest and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, the completion of courses in classroom management and professional boundaries, a performance review upon return to teaching, and publication of the decision.

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

The member admitted to inappropriately raising her voice and using inappropriate force in disciplining two students.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, publication of the decision, and imposed terms on the member's certificate requiring successful completion of courses in classroom management and anger management, failing which her certificate would be suspended.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately placing his hands on a student's shoulders while admonishing him.

The member pleaded guilty and admitted the facts in an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a course in Non-violent Crisis Intervention, and publication of the decision.