OCT 2015

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments about the physical appearance of two students and allowing them to text each other about the comments during class.

The Discipline Committee ratified a Memorandum of Agreement, finding the Member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, disgraceful or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The Committee declined to order publication with the Member's name, citing his 24-year unblemished record and the isolated nature of the incident.

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

The College advised that it did not intend to pursue the case because the member had been acquitted of the same allegations in another proceeding outside the College.

With the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal to be 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 thirteen counts of indecent assault and one count of gross indecency involving male children.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal convictions.

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

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, pled guilty to professional misconduct arising from a school trip where he arranged for a male and female student to share a hotel room, allowed an unapproved adult to stay in his room, and consumed alcohol with the students.

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

The Member was reprimanded, suspended for five days, and ordered to complete remedial coursework.

The Committee ordered publication of the decision without the Member's name, noting his prior unblemished record and the fact that he had already served a suspension from his school board.

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing for a teacher found guilty of professional misconduct for writing an inappropriate comment on a student's report card, threatening his principal, and acting unprofessionally towards a colleague.

The College sought a reprimand, a one-month suspension, coursework, and publication with name, while the member argued against a suspension and publication with name.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 15-day suspension, coursework on boundaries and communication, and publication of the decision with the member's name, finding that the member's lack of accountability and repeated misconduct warranted these measures.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought allegations of professional misconduct against a teacher for writing an inappropriate comment on a student's report card, leaving a threatening note for the principal regarding the investigation, engaging in abusive behaviour towards a colleague over a shared office dispute, and failing to comply with a directive to move offices.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for the report card comment, the threatening note, and the abusive behaviour towards his colleague, noting a pattern of unprofessional conduct and a lack of accountability.

The allegation regarding the failure to move offices was dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

A penalty hearing was to be scheduled.

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 Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications with two students via Facebook and text messages.

The communications blurred professional boundaries, involved inappropriate language, and included the Member acting on behalf of a student without permission.

The Member pleaded guilty to the allegations through 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, remedial coursework on professional ethics, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct stemming from a 1984 criminal conviction for the sexual assault of a student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The parties disputed whether the Member's name should be published in the College's official publication.

The Committee ordered publication with the Member's name, emphasizing the College's public interest mandate, transparency, and the need for general deterrence, despite the misconduct having occurred over 30 years prior and the Member having retired in 2003.

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 request reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct including verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of students, failure to supervise, and inappropriate discipline over two school years.

The Member pleaded guilty 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.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of coursework on classroom management and student discipline, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been convicted of five counts of theft under $5,000 and one count of breach of probation over a three-year period.

The member also failed to report these convictions to his employer.

The hearing proceeded in the member's absence, though he had agreed to the proposed penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his repeated criminal activity and failure to report fell below the standards of the profession.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and conditions requiring the completion of an ethics course and a psychiatric assessment before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for posting inappropriate and discriminatory comments on a blog and his website regarding abortion and homosexuality, and for making homophobic remarks to a student and his principal.

The Member pled no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification, completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision including the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who co-authored a published novel containing sexualized content and negative stereotypes involving fictional high-school students and teachers.

The member resigned from the College and did not attend the hearing, but signed an Agreed Statement of Facts and 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 a written admonishment and recorded the member's undertaking never to teach again or seek reinstatement.

The member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for physically, verbally, and psychologically abusing students.

The member struck students on the head, yelled at them, and made inappropriate and demeaning comments, including homophobic remarks.

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

The member was reprimanded, received a retroactive six-month suspension, and was ordered to complete anger management and classroom management courses.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name to serve as a specific and general deterrent.

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

The member received an unsatisfactory performance appraisal after a previous appraisal identified a need for improvement.

The member did not attend the hearing but entered a plea of no contest and agreed to a joint submission on resolution.

The Discipline Committee found the member incompetent and ordered that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on his Certificate of Qualification, requiring him to complete an approved teacher education course before seeking a position requiring certification.

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

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

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a Grade 8 student.

The member admitted to communicating with the student outside of school hours, visiting his home late at night, and allowing him to sleep in her hotel room during a sports tournament.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and found her guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse and disgraceful or dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a boundary violations course, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving poor classroom management, harassment of a female colleague, and inappropriate physical contact with a student.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a nine-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with the member's name, finding that publication was necessary for specific and general deterrence and to maintain public confidence in the discipline process.