David Bloom

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, who had passed away.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to Rule 13.13 of its Rules of Procedure, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest given the Member's death.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing for a member previously found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to accurately record student grades and making inappropriate comments to students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on boundary violations and sensitivity.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for irregularities during the administration of Grade [XXX] EQAO testing, including allowing students to interact, reading a passage aloud to a student with an IEP within hearing of others, and leaving instructional materials posted.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand to remain on the Register for 12 months, completion of an ethics course, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of professional misconduct against a teacher for inappropriate comments and substandard teaching practices.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for inaccurately recording student grades in the Mark Book system and for making inappropriate comments in front of students, including asking if a student was 'gay' and stating that a student's mother 'grilled' him and was 'animated'.

The Committee dismissed several other allegations, including failing to adequately supervise students, providing an overly-detailed exam review, and leaving an exam on his desk for students to view, citing insufficient evidence or finding that the conduct did not amount to professional misconduct.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled at a later date.

The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination on the basis of disability regarding his termination, initially naming only the owner of the company.

After retaining counsel, the applicant requested to add the corporate employer as an organizational respondent.

The Tribunal applied the Smyth factors and granted the request, finding that the allegations fell within the one-year time limit under section 34 of the Code and that adding the respondent would not cause prejudice.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for physically mistreating three students.

The member pled no contest to the allegations and admitted to the uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete a course in handling contentious situations.

The Committee also ordered that the findings and order be published 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 the allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The College advised that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations served the public interest.

The Member, a Grade 6 teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for posting inappropriate drawings and limericks about a female student on a dormitory window during a school trip.

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

The Committee ordered an admonishment, completion of a course on boundary violations, and publication of the decision in summary form without the Member's name, noting the incident was isolated and minor in nature.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing after finding the member guilty of professional misconduct for making derogatory comments to students about his former wife's weight.

The College sought an oral reprimand, a language sensitivity course, and unnamed publication.

The member sought no penalty or unrecorded counselling.

The Committee ordered the member to complete a pre-approved language sensitivity course before accepting employment requiring a teaching certificate.

The Committee also ordered that the finding and order be published in the College's official publication without the member's name, and that the finding not be recorded on the Register due to the minor and historical nature of the misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought numerous allegations of professional misconduct against a high school teacher, alleging he made denigrating, sexual, and racist comments to students, staff, and parents.

After a lengthy hearing spanning three years, the Discipline Committee dismissed the vast majority of the 61 alleged incidents, finding the evidence insufficient or the conduct not rising to the level of professional misconduct.

However, the Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for making derogatory comments in class about his ex-wife's weight, which it deemed unprofessional.

The member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for mishandling student travel funds over a three-year period.

She intermingled student money with her own, failed to maintain adequate financial records, and sold a complimentary trip intended for volunteer chaperones to a student for personal gain.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-year suspension of her certificate, and a condition that she refrain from handling school monies upon her return to teaching.

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

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the College to withdraw the allegations.

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

The member made inappropriate and disrespectful comments to her principal and engaged in harassing behaviour towards colleagues.

Based on an agreed statement of facts and a plea of no contest, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, required the member to complete a course on positive communication and professional boundaries, and directed publication of the decision without the member's name.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct including making inappropriate remarks to students, failing to provide adequate supervision, and disciplining a student by making him sit outside in the cold without a coat.

The Member pled no contest to failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an admonishment and the completion of a course in student discipline techniques.

The Committee exercised its discretion to order publication of the decision without the Member's name, noting the conduct was relatively minor and there was no evidence of further misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to engaging in unprofessional communication with students, including making inappropriate comments about teenage pregnancy, threatening a student, discussing his own past drug use, and sending a Valentine's Day gift to a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and found him guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, required the member to complete a course on appropriate boundaries, and directed publication of the decision.

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.

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 Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from his use of inappropriate, unnecessary, and unacceptable force in dealing with three students.

Criminal charges of assault were previously withdrawn after the Member entered into a peace bond.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing conditions on the Member's certificate, including the completion of classroom management and anger management courses before returning to teach students under 18.

The member, a special education teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct allegations arising from a 1989 camping trip where he shared a tent with a student and provided alcohol to a minor.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a boundary course before returning to teaching.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name, finding that the serious breach of the teacher/student relationship and public trust warranted full transparency despite the passage of time.

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

With the consent of the parties and 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 member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in a personal relationship with a female student and maintaining contact after being instructed by the school board to end the relationship.

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

The member was reprimanded and the decision was ordered to be published.

The Committee noted that the member had already completed remedial steps, including psychological assessments, a professional course, and counselling, which served to protect the public interest.