Nadine Carpenter

The applicant, a former teacher whose certificate was revoked in 2001 for professional misconduct involving an inappropriate relationship with a student, applied for reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee considered the applicant's rehabilitation efforts, including his successful 17-year career in post-secondary education, his remorse, and his stable personal life.

Applying the Manoukian factors, the Committee found that the applicant had demonstrated, on a balance of probabilities, that he was of good character and that reinstatement was in the public interest.

The application was granted, subject to the condition that the applicant complete a course on professional standards and ethics.

The applicant applied for the reinstatement of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, which was revoked in 2001 due to professional misconduct involving boundary violations with a student.

The Discipline Committee applied the Manoukian factors and found that the applicant had demonstrated successful rehabilitation, good character, and a low likelihood of repeating the misconduct over the 18 years since the revocation.

The application was granted, subject to the condition that the applicant complete a course on ethical and professional standards.

The Member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from inappropriate classroom behaviour, including engaging in inappropriate topics of discussion and failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with students.

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

The Committee ordered the Member to receive counselling and complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.

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

On consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for committing boundary infringements with two female students under 14 years of age.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty and ordering a reprimand to be recorded on the register for three years, along with publication of the decision.

The member had already completed a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries.