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Teacher reprimanded for professional misconduct after soliciting students for a multi-level marketing business.
The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for operating a multi-level marketing business and soliciting student involvement.
The Member required students to pay fees and parents to guarantee payments, and contacted students during and after school hours regarding the business.
The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a professional ethics course.
The Committee ordered that the summary of the decision be published in the College's official publication without the Member's name, citing mitigating factors including his voluntary removal from the teaching profession and the potential negative impact on his new personal training business.
Teacher reprimanded and ordered to take coursework for inappropriate jokes, profanity, and offensive Facebook post.
The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for distributing inappropriate jokes to students, using profanity in class, and posting an offensive message about a former Minister of Education on Facebook.
The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations.
The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a course on professional boundaries and ethics, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.
Teacher reprimanded for physically moving a student; publication of name denied due to low severity.
The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from an incident where he physically moved a student out of his way to enter a gymnasium.
The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a classroom management course, and anger management counselling.
The Committee declined the College's request to publish the Member's name in its official publication, finding the conduct fell at the low end of the spectrum of professional misconduct and distinguishing it from more serious cases of physical abuse.
Teacher found guilty of professional misconduct for abusing students; reprimand and publication with name ordered.
The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of three young students.
The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.
The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring proof of successful completion of behavioural management, restorative practices, and anger management training.
The Committee also ordered that the member's name be published in the College's official publication, rejecting the member's argument for publication without name, to serve as a specific and general deterrent.
Teacher reprimanded and ordered to take boundaries course for inappropriate comments about students' appearance.
The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments about the physical appearance of two students and allowing them to text each other about the comments during class.
The Discipline Committee ratified a Memorandum of Agreement, finding the Member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, disgraceful or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.
The Committee ordered a reprimand and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.
The Committee declined to order publication with the Member's name, citing his 24-year unblemished record and the isolated nature of the incident.
Teacher reprimanded and ordered to take coursework for failing to adequately supervise students.
The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for failing to adequately supervise students on three occasions, including leaving a student alone in a classroom, checking email while on hall duty, and being outside the classroom when a student was assaulted.
The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct.
The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a classroom management course, and publication of the decision without the Member's name, noting mitigating factors such as the Member's immediate apology and cooperation.
School principal reprimanded and ordered to take ethics course for financial mismanagement and professional misconduct.
The Member, a school principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct related to financial mismanagement, including improper use of school funds, failing to safeguard funds, and personal use of a school courier account.
The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct through a Memorandum of Agreement.
The Discipline Committee accepted the agreement, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and failing to keep proper records.
The Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course in professional ethics.
Teacher found guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating student funds and ordered to complete ethics course.
The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for depositing a $500 student money order intended for a school trip into his personal account and submitting false documentation to his school board.
The Member pled guilty via an Agreed Statement of Facts.
The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.
The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a professional ethics course, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.
Teacher reprimanded and restricted from financial responsibilities after using school board credit card for personal purchases.
The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who misused a school board's procurement credit card for personal gas purchases on seven occasions.
The member admitted to the misconduct, resigned from his employment, and reimbursed the board.
The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on resolution, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.
The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, required the member to complete a course on ethical behaviour, and prohibited him from assuming financial responsibilities in any employment requiring a teaching certificate for two years following the course.
Teacher reprimanded and ordered to take courses for using inappropriate physical force and making demeaning comments.
The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for using inappropriate physical force on two students and making inappropriate, demeaning, and culturally insensitive comments to students and staff.
The Member pled no contest and agreed to a statement of facts.
The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal, physical, psychological, and emotional abuse.
The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing terms and conditions requiring the Member to complete courses on professional boundaries and cultural sensitivity.
Teacher found guilty of professional misconduct for inappropriate comments and failure to supervise; reprimand ordered.
The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.
The member made culturally inappropriate and demeaning comments to students, made derogatory remarks about colleagues, left a physical education class unsupervised, and breached a directive to have no contact with the school community while assigned to home duties.
The member pled no contest to the allegations.
The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on resolution, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.
The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of courses in classroom management and cultural sensitivity, and publication of the decision with the member's name.