Larry Lancefield

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who was employed as a Coordinator of Arts/Physical Health Education by a school board.

The member was alleged to have defrauded the board by authorizing payments to his brother for a plagiarized music curriculum, failing to remit ticket sales from a school production, and holding unauthorized employment as a principal at a private school.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his prior criminal conviction for fraud related to the same conduct.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.

A dispute arose regarding the calculation of his pre-accident income from his self-employment at a family-owned car rental and repair business.

The applicant argued that significant personal expenses had been run through the company and should be added back to its profits, of which he claimed 100 percent.

The arbitrator determined the company's 1994 profit was $50,000, apportioned 50 percent to the applicant, and ordered that claim code 1 be used to determine his net income.

The applicant was also awarded expenses and interest on overdue benefits.