Marc H. Spector

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual interference involving a student under the age of sixteen.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the criminal conviction and court documents, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, along with publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct after instructing three students to remove damaged drywall in a school mezzanine to install a rack.

The Member was aware that the school contained asbestos drywall but believed the mezzanine area was safe, despite warnings and a school asbestos management plan.

The students were exposed to potential asbestos without proper safety procedures.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and completion of a safety course.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, finding that the serious nature of the health and safety violation warranted transparency and deterrence.

The respondent, a Vice-Principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after she accessed a colleague's email account without authorization and created a rule to forward emails containing disparaging remarks about her to a fake account she created in his name.

The Discipline Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the respondent to complete a course on professional ethics.

The Committee declined to order publication of the respondent's name, finding that the misconduct was an isolated incident at the lower end of the spectrum, the respondent had retired, and she had taken full responsibility for her actions.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate physical contact with students, using vulgar and sexual language, and contacting students to influence a school board investigation.

The Member pleaded guilty and admitted to the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting a prior disciplinary history for similar conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and mandatory coursework on classroom management and boundary issues.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct and incompetence after failing to adequately supervise a student who went missing from class for approximately one hour.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate, including the completion of an Additional Qualification course focused on classroom management and student supervision.

The Committee also ordered that a summary of the decision be published in the College's official publication without the member's name, finding that mitigating factors, including the member's guilty plea and the isolated nature of the incident, outweighed the aggravating factors.

The Member, a Transportation Technology teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for transferring a donated vehicle's engine to a staff member's private vehicle, removing a donated vehicle to his private residence, disposing of two donated vehicles without authorization, and leaving school early without permission.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and completion of an ethics course.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the Member's name in the College's official publication, finding that the serious and repeated nature of the misconduct outweighed the mitigating factors.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member.

The parties agreed to withdraw the allegations 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 in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Member, a teacher in a special needs program, physically restrained a student who was acting out and wrapping a cord around his neck.

The Member held the student's arms behind his back in a corner for one to three minutes until he cried.

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of a classroom management course, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for having inappropriate physical contact with a student's backpack and failing to provide support to the student after she was called a derogatory name.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the completion of coursework on disciplinary strategies and sensitivity training.

The Committee also ordered that a summary of the decision be published with the Member's name, rejecting the Member's request to withhold his name, given his past discipline record for similar incidents.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member alleging professional misconduct and incompetence.

The member received three consecutive unsatisfactory performance appraisals while teaching a new French curriculum, demonstrating a lack of instructional strategies, ineffective student engagement, and failure to differentiate instruction for students with exceptionalities.

The member pleaded guilty to incompetence based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate, including the successful completion of an Additional Qualification course and mandatory performance appraisals upon returning to a teaching position.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for taking 11.5 paid 'personal illness' days from the Toronto Catholic District School Board in order to work for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.

The Member was paid by both boards for those days.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand to be recorded on the Register.

The Committee also ordered that a summary of the decision be published in the College's official publication with the Member's name, finding that the Member's deceitful conduct warranted specific and general deterrence.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate, sexually suggestive comments and engaging in inappropriate touching of female colleagues.

He also exercised poor judgment by taking students into a store displaying marijuana paraphernalia during a field trip.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on communication skills and professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered that the Member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that his conduct warranted specific and general deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of professional misconduct against a teacher for inappropriate comments and substandard teaching practices.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for inaccurately recording student grades in the Mark Book system and for making inappropriate comments in front of students, including asking if a student was 'gay' and stating that a student's mother 'grilled' him and was 'animated'.

The Committee dismissed several other allegations, including failing to adequately supervise students, providing an overly-detailed exam review, and leaving an exam on his desk for students to view, citing insufficient evidence or finding that the conduct did not amount to professional misconduct.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled at a later date.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate and racially insensitive comments, verbally abusing students, and disclosing confidential student information to another parent.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on classroom management and professional boundaries, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, including shouting, discarding materials, and pushing students' heads.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand to be recorded on the Register and published with the Member's name in the College's official publication.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing following a criminal conviction for assaulting a vulnerable student.

The Member had invited the student to his home, offered him money, and made sexual advances.

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physical and psychological abuse of a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and publication of the decision with his name.

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.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing two male students between 1968 and 1984.

The Member had previously been convicted of criminal offences related to the abuse and sentenced to three years' incarceration.

The Committee revoked the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and ordered publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need for public protection, general deterrence, and maintaining the integrity of the teaching profession.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from an incident where he failed to supervise five students during a neighbourhood walk, resulting in inappropriate sexual interactions between the 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 to be recorded on the Register and publication of the decision in the College's official publication without the Member's name, noting the incident was isolated and the Member had retired.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate, offensive, and demeaning comments to students, including remarks with sexual overtones and derogatory comments about students' physical stature and speech impediments.

The Member admitted to the facts and pleaded guilty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of courses on boundary violations and sensitivity training, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.