Lloyd Houlden

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who had been criminally convicted of numerous counts of sexual assault, indecent assault, and gross indecency involving multiple students over several years.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's undertaking to surrender his teaching certificate and never teach again, and ordered the immediate revocation of his certificate.

The Committee also denied the member's request for a publication ban on his name, finding that the public interest in transparency and deterrence outweighed the member's concerns about harassment.

At a discipline hearing, the Ontario College of Teachers sought leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

The member consented to the withdrawal on the agreed terms that he would resign from the College, surrender his certificate of qualification, and provide a letter of remorse.

The Discipline Committee granted the College's request and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations on those terms.

At the discipline hearing, the Ontario College of Teachers sought an order granting leave to withdraw the allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing against the member.

Based on the submissions of counsel, the Discipline Committee granted the request and ordered the Notice of Hearing withdrawn.

At a discipline hearing before the Ontario College of Teachers, the College sought leave to withdraw the allegations against the member, as it was unable to call any evidence in support.

The member, who did not appear, consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the application and ordered the Notice of Hearing withdrawn.

A discipline hearing was convened regarding allegations against the member.

Based on submissions made by counsel, the Discipline Committee agreed to withdraw the Notice of Hearing and all charges against the member.

The member, a teacher, faced discipline proceedings after sending and receiving inappropriate letters to and from a student.

Following an investigation, criminal charges were laid but the member was acquitted at trial due to credibility issues with the complainant and the involvement of civil lawyers.

In the discipline proceeding, the member pleaded guilty to conduct unbecoming a member based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and publication of the findings.

The member, an audio-visual technician at a secondary school, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for bringing an unauthorized cable descrambler to the school and directing custodians to tape movies for him.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts, found the member guilty of conduct unbecoming a member, and ordered a verbal reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a teacher for professional misconduct and incompetence.

The member was alleged to have failed to maintain professional standards, verbally abused students, and demonstrated a lack of classroom management skills and punctuality across multiple school assignments.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence, noting her failure to teach the curriculum, improper student evaluations, verbal abuse of students, and frequent unauthorized absences.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The member, a teacher, faced discipline proceedings for smelting lead in the school's machine shop after hours, which resulted in lead particulate contamination in the school's air handling system.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct based on an agreed statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a one-year suspension of the member's certificate (which had already been served), an immediate reprimand, and publication of the decision and the member's name.

The member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers.

The member acted as the sole director of a company used by his brother to defraud the school board of ticket sale revenues from a stage production.

The member also received payment for a music resource document that was largely plagiarized and unusable.

The Committee found the member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The member's teaching certificates were suspended for one year, held in abeyance on conditions including payment of a $3,000 fine and $5,000 in costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal abuse of students, instructing a student to videotape another without permission, and abandoning his teaching position without notice.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his lack of remorse and contradictory testimony.

The Committee ordered a nine-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, a reprimand, and a $3,000 fine.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for falsely claiming to hold a Bachelor of Arts degree.

The member used this false credential to gain admission to a Bachelor of Education program, obtain a teaching certificate, and secure employment as a teacher.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that her actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration and imposed a $2,000 fine.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for alleged physical abuse of deaf students.

The member brought a motion to stay the proceedings, arguing delay and procedural unfairness.

The parties subsequently reached an agreement.

The Discipline Committee ordered the proceedings stayed on conditions, including that the member resign his membership, surrender his teaching certificates, and undertake not to teach in Ontario.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who had been convicted of making child pornography and admitted to having sexual relations with a 16-year-old student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal conviction and evidence of the sexual relationship.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who pled guilty to criminal charges of sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old student.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexually abusing a student.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the decision and the member's name be published.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a principal who abandoned his employment, misappropriated school electronic equipment, and used a school board credit card for unauthorized personal purchases.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that he had been dismissed for cause and was facing criminal charges for fraud and theft.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing after finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member did not attend.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and ordered the publication of the findings and the member's name, subject to a publication ban on the names of the student and child involved.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding a member who had been convicted of sexual assault and unlawful confinement involving two adult females.

The member pleaded guilty to several counts of professional misconduct but contested others.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of all alleged counts of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the member's teaching certificate suspended until August 31, 2000, with reinstatement contingent upon a psychiatric report indicating he is unlikely to reoffend and understands the gender issues involved.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who was convicted of possessing crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

The member had a lengthy criminal record and breached his recognizance while on bail.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Given the member's history of criminal convictions and disregard for court orders, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The member was charged with professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for assaulting a police officer with intent to resist lawful arrest, for which he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

The conduct occurred off-duty and did not involve students.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Acknowledgement and Undertaking, which will remain in effect for two years.

Provided the member complies with its terms, the professional misconduct charges will be withdrawn.