OCT 2007

Counsel for the Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee, advised by independent legal counsel that it had jurisdiction under section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act to dispose of the proceeding without a hearing on consent, granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from his use of inappropriate, unnecessary, and unacceptable force in dealing with three students.

Criminal charges of assault were previously withdrawn after the Member entered into a peace bond.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing conditions on the Member's certificate, including the completion of classroom management and anger management courses before returning to teach students under 18.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for sending a derogatory email to his school principal, referring to the principal as a 'Nazi tyrant' and 'Fuhrer'.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a plea of no contest.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member be counselled and that a summary of the decision be published without the member's name, noting the isolated nature of the incident and the member's emotional state at the time.

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

Upon consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing, finding it reasonable and in the public interest.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, noting that the member's teaching certificate had already been revoked in a previous proceeding, making the withdrawal reasonable and in the public interest.

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

The member consented to the motion.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and failing to adequately supervise students in his special education class.

Over a two-year period, the Member demonstrated difficulties with classroom management, student discipline, and curriculum delivery, receiving unsatisfactory performance appraisals.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension to be postponed and ultimately waived if the Member successfully completes approved courses in curriculum planning and classroom management within six months, along with a two-year monitoring period.

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

The parties agreed that a finding of misconduct or incompetence was uncertain and raised jurisdictional and procedural concerns regarding the teacher performance appraisal process.

The member entered into an undertaking to complete additional courses and have future performance appraisals forwarded to the College.

The Discipline Committee, noting its jurisdiction under section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act to dispose of proceedings without a hearing on consent, granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding the resolution to be in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been convicted of criminal breach of trust for misappropriating over $286,000 from a school board insurance trust fund.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal conviction and his failure to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate, noting that his actions breached the public trust and brought the profession into disrepute.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a student.

The member admitted to visiting a former student alone at her apartment on two occasions to discuss her relationship issues.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and found him guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the successful completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision.

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

The member consented to the motion.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member following his criminal convictions for indecent assault and gross indecency involving six of his students.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, specifically contravening a law relevant to his suitability to teach and putting students at risk.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

Finding that the member's actions constituted a severe breach of trust and violation of the students' sexual integrity, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate.

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

With the consent of the parties and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to an inappropriate relationship with a Grade 8 student.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in disgraceful and dishonourable conduct.

The member admitted to communicating with the student via electronic messaging, issuing invitations to meet outside of school, and arranging to spend time with the student during detentions.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and publication of the decision.

The member also provided an undertaking to immediately resign his membership, never teach again in Ontario, and never seek reinstatement.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a teacher who requested that students massage his back during class to relieve a muscle spasm.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including psychological abuse and failing to maintain professional standards.

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

A majority of the panel ordered that the decision be published without the member's name, noting the incident was unique, isolated, and the member had no prior disciplinary history.

One panel member dissented on the issue of publication, arguing the member's name should be published for specific deterrence and transparency.

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

With the consent of the parties, and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Member, a registered nurse and teacher, pleaded guilty to defrauding the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre of over $1,000,000 and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

In the discipline proceeding before the Ontario College of Teachers, the Member pleaded no contest to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee revoked the Member's teaching certificate.

The Committee also ordered that the Member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that the severity of the misconduct and the need for general deterrence outweighed the Member's desire for anonymity.

The member, a secondary school teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with a student who was not in his class.

The member engaged in personal telephone conversations with the student, met her after school hours, and gave her rides in his car.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension (deferred and cancelled upon successful completion of a boundaries course), and publication of the decision.

The Member, a music teacher, engaged in sexual acts with a student and was subsequently convicted of sexual exploitation, receiving a 15-month custodial sentence.

At a discipline hearing, the Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student based on an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty and ordering the immediate revocation of his certificate of qualification and registration.