Erica Richler

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for child luring.

The Member engaged in extensive online conversations of a sexual nature with an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a teacher, was directed by her principal and vice-principal to create 'in-house' Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students who did not require accommodations, in order to improve the school's EQAO test results.

The Member complied with these instructions despite knowing the practice was irregular.

She pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional and unbecoming conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course on professional ethics.

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

While on probation, the member developed approximately 23 Individual Education Plans (IEPs) without consulting parents or classroom teachers, at the specific request of his principal and vice-principal, to improve EQAO test results.

The member expressed concerns but feared losing his job if he did not obey instructions.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on professional ethics.

The applicant brought a motion to set aside a Registrar's order dismissing his application for judicial review for delay.

The underlying application sought to challenge a decision terminating his rent subsidy, which had led to his eviction.

The court found that the applicant failed to perfect his application for over a year and did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the delay.

Furthermore, given the passage of time and the fact that the applicant had already been evicted, the court concluded that the merits and justice of the case did not warrant continuing the proceeding.

The motion was dismissed with no costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a high school teacher for professional misconduct, alleging boundary violations with multiple female students and the sexual abuse of one student.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in inappropriate personal relationships with students, including driving them in his personal vehicle and spending time alone with them.

Furthermore, the member engaged in a sexualized email relationship with a student, groomed her for sexual contact, and ultimately had sexual intercourse with her after she graduated.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The member's certificate of qualification and registration was revoked, and a summary of the decision was ordered to be published with his name.

The Member, a teacher, conducted a science experiment involving open flames and flammable liquids without taking adequate safety precautions.

The experiment resulted in a flash fire that injured several students.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession, physical and psychological abuse of students, and failing to adequately supervise students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a classroom management and safety course, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following criminal convictions in British Columbia for criminal harassment and unlawfully entering a dwelling-house.

The Member had previously received a custodial sentence and probation, and his teaching certificate in British Columbia was cancelled.

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 certificate of qualification and registration, emphasizing the need for denunciation, general deterrence, and public protection.

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

The member, a transportation technology teacher, accepted a donated vehicle for the school's program but subsequently traded it to a colleague without the donor's or the school's permission.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, acknowledging that his actions constituted professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards and failing to keep required records.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on the ethical practice of teachers.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for throwing chalk and erasers at students, using profanity, and making inappropriate comments about students with exceptionalities and parents.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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 on professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the decision with the Member's name, finding that the aggravating factors of the misconduct outweighed the mitigating factors.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct and incompetence following three unsatisfactory teacher performance appraisals.

The Discipline Committee qualified the member's former principal as a participant expert, who testified to the member's significant deficiencies in classroom management, differentiated instruction, and assessment practices.

The Committee found the member incompetent and guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and failing to comply with the duties of a teacher under the Education Act.

A penalty hearing was ordered to be scheduled.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, a high school teacher, for making inappropriate comments with a sexual undertone to a vulnerable female student.

The Discipline Committee found the student's evidence credible and rejected the Member's explanations as inconsistent and implausible.

The Committee concluded that the Member's conduct constituted verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, and was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, the Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directing publication of the decision.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member executing an Undertaking and Acknowledgment, which required her to complete an Additional Qualification course and provide a copy of her next performance appraisal to the Registrar.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the Undertaking and Acknowledgment was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The applicant, a nurse whose license was suspended by the Ontario College of Nurses, filed a human rights application against the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA) and its counsel, alleging discrimination and reprisal.

The HRPA had disciplined the applicant for failing to disclose the College's finding on her annual information return.

The Tribunal held a preliminary hearing and dismissed the application.

The Tribunal found that sections 65 and 66 of the Registered Human Resources Professionals Act barred the proceeding absent bad faith, which was not alleged, and prevented the admission of necessary evidence.

The Tribunal also denied the applicant's request to add the College as a respondent because those allegations had been dismissed in a previous application.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, the Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct.

The parties presented a Joint Submission on Penalty, which the Committee rejected.

The hearing was adjourned to a future date to hear further submissions on penalty.

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registrant for failing to comply with a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC).

The ICRC had directed the registrant to complete a portfolio development course, an ethics course, and a jurisprudence module.

The registrant admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, completion of the required courses, and $1,000 in costs.

The Member, a retired teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct after pleading guilty to allegations stemming from his conviction in the United Kingdom for making and taking indecent photographs of children.

The Member's laptop contained over 1700 pornographic images and videos of children.

He subsequently applied for and obtained a teaching position in Ontario without disclosing his criminal convictions.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, revoking the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and ordering the publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for allowing students access to his Facebook page and personal computer containing inappropriate and pornographic images, and for allowing students to massage his back during class.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an in-person reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a course on boundary violations, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after an incident where he prevented a student from leaving the classroom, raised his hand, and yelled at the student, causing the student to cry and run away.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of coursework on anger and classroom management, and publication of the decision.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriate behaviour towards students, including making sexualized jokes, using pet names, inappropriate physical contact, and making insensitive comments.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of a course on boundary violations and sensitivity issues.