Marc Spector

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to inappropriate comments and behaviour towards students.

The member entered a plea of no contest and admitted to calling students derogatory names, making inappropriate comments about their appearance, and exhibiting poor classroom management.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The committee ordered a reprimand and, noting the member's retirement and cooperation, directed that the decision be published without the member's name.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for sexually abusing a male student in 1974.

The member had previously been convicted of indecent assault under the Criminal Code for the same conduct and received a conditional sentence.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, revoking the member's teaching certificate and ordering publication of the decision with the member's name to serve as a general deterrent.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline application against a member following his criminal conviction for sexual exploitation of a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, based on his criminal conviction and the uncontested evidence.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need to protect students and maintain public confidence in the profession.

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

The allegations related to the member's membership in the College of Psychologists, for which he had already been reprimanded and suspended.

The member had retired from teaching, had not taught in 30 years, and signed an undertaking never to teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in exchange for the undertaking and a notation on the public register served to protect the public interest.

The Member brought a motion to adjourn her discipline hearing to accommodate her attendance at a mandatory conference, and to hold the rescheduled hearing electronically via teleconference.

The College consented to the adjournment but opposed the electronic hearing, arguing that witness credibility would be a key issue in the contested hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment on consent but denied the request for an electronic hearing, finding that the ability to observe witness demeanour and manage documentary evidence required an in-person hearing.

The Member, a probationary teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for physically abusing a student by dragging him across the classroom floor and shaking him by the ankles.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a requirement to complete a classroom management course before returning to teaching, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing a student who refused to go to the office.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted to grabbing the student's backpack, shoving him into a locker, and making threatening remarks.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a course in positive discipline strategies, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

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

The College confirmed that the member had recently passed away.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations was appropriate given the member's death and was not contrary to the public interest.

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

College counsel determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The Member's counsel consented.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of luring and sexual interference involving five female students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the criminal convictions, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of students.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need to protect students and deter similar conduct.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, against the member.

The member, who no longer resided in Canada and had no intention to teach again, agreed to resign his membership and provided an undertaking never to seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario again.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in exchange for the undertaking and a notation on the public register was appropriate and served to protect the public interest.

The Member, an elementary occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for internet luring of a minor.

Between November 2007 and May 2009, the Member communicated in a sexually explicit manner with a student via the internet, encouraging sexual acts and attempting to arrange meetings for a sexual relationship.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, revoked his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and ordered publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

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

The allegations included physical, sexual, and emotional abuse of students.

In exchange for the withdrawal, the member agreed to resign his membership, undertook never to seek reinstatement, and agreed never to teach again in any Ontario school requiring College membership.

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, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after applying inappropriate force to a student's chair, causing the student to fall and injure his wrist.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and that a summary of the decision be published with her name.

The Member, a former principal/director, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after a forensic audit revealed she misappropriated $91,792.75 from her school authority.

She had previously pleaded guilty to criminal fraud over $5,000 and made full restitution.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of her teaching certificate and publication of the decision.

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

The parties agreed that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, allowing the withdrawal of the allegations in exchange for the Member's undertaking to resign, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Committee found this resolution reasonable and in the public interest.

The Member, a vice-principal, rented an apartment to a colleague.

After she moved out, he sent letters to her, the police, the small claims court, and her new employer falsely accusing her of stealing items from the apartment.

He later retracted the allegations and apologized.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a written admonishment and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to using inappropriate slang terminology and discussing sexual education topics outside the curriculum in a Grade 7 Health class, as well as using inappropriate racial terminology on two occasions.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Resolution.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to receive a reprimand, complete a course on maintaining appropriate teacher/student boundaries, and have the decision published.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography contrary to the Criminal Code.

At a discipline hearing before the Ontario College of Teachers, the Member admitted the facts and pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing that possession of child pornography is a serious offense that warrants the harshest penalty to protect the public and maintain professional standards.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving inappropriate physical contact with two autistic students.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand and publication of the decision in summary form without the Member's name, noting her 31 years of unblemished teaching experience, her completion of classroom and anger management courses, and her impending retirement.