Erica Richler

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

The member's case had already been dealt with by another committee of the College, and the member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for verbally and psychologically abusing a vulnerable special needs student.

The member, whose status was 'Retired', yelled at the student in front of the class, an incident that was recorded on video.

The Discipline Committee found it retained jurisdiction over the member despite his retired status.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct, including the sexual abuse of two students and possession of child pornography, following criminal convictions for exposing his genital organs to the students and possessing child pornography.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, and accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke his certificate of qualification and registration.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after taking $50 from a colleague's backpack without permission.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his prior history of mishandling money and acts of dishonesty.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete a pre-approved course on ethics.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and psychologically abusing a student by placing him in a headlock following a verbal confrontation.

The Member pled no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting her history of prior warnings for inappropriate physical contact with students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a nine-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of a course on boundaries before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a vulnerable student.

Over a two-month period, the Member exchanged 213 emails with the student containing highly personal and emotionally intense comments.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of failing to maintain professional standards, psychological or emotional abuse, and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the successful completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriate behaviour towards two female students, including standing too close, staring at a student's chest, and touching a student's breast.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse and sexual misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and noting the Member's undertaking to resign, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for physically and psychologically abusing several students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member engaged in professional misconduct by repeatedly making inappropriate and painful physical contact with students, including pulling arms behind backs and applying pressure to shoulders and hands.

The Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded, that his teaching certificate be revoked, and that he pay $10,000 in costs to the College.

The Member, a former school board superintendent, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving the misuse of a corporate credit card for personal expenses, submitting false expense claims, and forging documents.

The Member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to forged documents submitted to the U.S. Consulate.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 22-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a department chair, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for distributing unreleased EQAO assessments to students and a colleague as practice material.

This compromised the 2016 and 2017 EQAO assessments for certain students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course before returning to teaching.

The member requested an indefinite adjournment of his discipline hearing due to a death in his family.

The College consented to an adjournment but opposed it being indefinite, noting the age of the allegations and previous delays.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment on compassionate grounds but refused to make it indefinite, citing the public interest in concluding the matter.

The Committee set four potential continuation dates and directed the member to select two, declining the College's request to make the dates peremptory given the member was self-represented.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for posting and sharing racist, xenophobic, and offensive content regarding Muslims, Islam, and refugees on his personal Facebook page, where he identified himself as an employee of the school board.

The Member pleaded guilty 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 disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on professional boundaries, appropriate use of social media, and cultural sensitivity.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments to female students, failing to respect their personal space, and exposing students to remarks of a sexual nature.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, and noted that the Member had resigned and signed an undertaking never to teach again in Ontario.

The Member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for travelling to Italy while on medical leave without informing her employer, the York Region District School Board.

The Member had booked the trip months in advance but failed to disclose it when requesting medical leave.

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

The Member, a teacher at an international school in Switzerland, engaged in a pattern of inappropriate and unethical conduct during the 2016-2017 school year.

The Member admitted to offering students early access to standardized test questions, charging students for off-campus tutoring, verbally abusing a student, failing to maintain professional boundaries by drinking alcohol with students and inviting them to his apartment, being intoxicated on school trips, and failing to adequately supervise students.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations and professional ethics.

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

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded, that his Certificate of Qualification and Registration be immediately revoked, and that he pay $10,000 in costs to the College.

Written reasons were to follow.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting fraudulent health benefit claims totaling $2,229.84 and for failing to monitor her personal Facebook account, which allowed inappropriate and culturally insensitive comments to be posted.

The Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

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 ethical standards focusing on the responsible use of electronic communication and social media.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for allowing a Grade [XXX] student to drive his truck on school property and for engaging in inappropriate personal communications with another student, including advising her to leave her caregiver's care.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

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

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and physically abusing students on multiple occasions between 2011 and 2017.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to grabbing, pushing, and yelling at students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of an anger management course.

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's undertaking to resign immediately, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal protected the public interest and provided finality, particularly given the Member's serious health issues which had indefinitely delayed the hearing.