David Leonard

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he initiated and conducted an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student, which included inappropriate communications, physical contact of a sexual nature, and overnight stays at his home.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed publication of the decision with the member's name, denying his request to delay publication.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of incompetence 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 Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who pled guilty to a criminal charge of internet luring.

The member had communicated online for a sexual purpose with an undercover police officer whom he believed to be a 13-year-old female.

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

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, revoked his teaching certificate, and ordered the publication of the decision.

The Member, an elementary school teacher, pleaded guilty in criminal court to stealing a credit card from a colleague and using it to fraudulently purchase merchandise.

Following her criminal conviction, the Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct charges.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a suspension of her teaching certificate until June 30, 2009, and publication of the decision in summary form without her name.

The Member, a teacher and former member of the College's Discipline Committee, was charged with professional misconduct for disclosing confidential information from a closed reinstatement hearing to the media and other parties.

The Member argued he was speaking generally about the reinstatement process and did not disclose specific confidential details.

The Discipline Committee found the Member's testimony lacked credibility and concluded, based on circumstantial evidence including emails and a television broadcast, that he had breached confidentiality.

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the respondent teacher for professional misconduct.

The respondent pleaded no contest to allegations that he failed to maintain professional boundaries, made inappropriate comments to colleagues and students, and displayed poor classroom management.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering the respondent to complete coursework in classroom management and professional interactions.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the decision with the respondent's name, finding that it would serve as a specific and general deterrent.

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

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 discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of internet child luring and escaping lawful custody.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on his criminal convictions, which involved communicating for a sexual purpose with an undercover police officer he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate, emphasizing the need to protect students and deter such conduct.

The member, a Superintendent of Programs, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after being convicted criminally of fraud over $5,000.

Over several years, the member submitted false invoices to the school board for consulting services from a company she secretly controlled, misappropriating over $194,000.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering the immediate revocation of her teaching certificate.

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

The member did not attend the hearing but consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, noting that the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration had already been revoked in a previous matter, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who had been convicted of sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and common assault against a student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member, a school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating over $80,000 from school accounts for personal use over a six-year period and forging a former principal's signature on cheques.

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 the member's name.

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

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

With the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing without a hearing, pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

The defendants, eight major financial institutions, successfully defended an appeal of a decision denying certification of a class action regarding mortgage contracts.

The defendants sought their costs of the appeal.

The plaintiffs argued that no costs should be awarded, asserting the proceeding was a test case and involved a matter of public interest under section 31(1) of the Class Proceedings Act.

The Divisional Court rejected the plaintiffs' arguments, finding the case was not a test case, did not raise a novel point of law, and was not a matter of public interest, but rather involved individual commercial mortgage contracts.

The court awarded the defendants modified partial indemnity costs fixed at $20,000 per defendant.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of incompetence against the Member following two unsatisfactory teacher performance appraisals citing issues with classroom management, student engagement, and preparation.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member incompetent and ordered that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on his certificate, requiring him to complete specific Additional Basic Qualifications courses and provide two consecutive satisfactory performance appraisals before returning to teaching.

The member, an elementary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for associating with individuals he knew or ought to have known were members of a criminal organization (the Highway 66 Gang) actively engaged in criminal activities.

Although the member did not engage in criminal activities himself, his conduct was found to be disgraceful, dishonourable, and unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-year suspension of his certificate of qualification and registration, and publication of the decision.

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

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The Member, a former elementary school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct stemming from his criminal convictions for indecent assault and common assault against five male students between 1969 and 1979.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for abusing his position of trust to sexually and physically exploit his students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and the publication of its findings and order.