DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE OF THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS
Citation: Ontario College of Teachers v Buckley, 2016 ONOCT 97
Date: 2016-12-07
IN THE MATTER OF the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 and the Regulation (Ontario Regulation 437/97) thereunder;
AND IN THE MATTER OF a discipline proceeding against
Richard S. Buckley, a member of the Ontario College of Teachers.
PANEL: Tom Potter, Chair
Alexander Bass, OCT
Sara Nouini, OCT
BETWEEN: ) Christine Lonsdale,
) McCarthy Tétrault LLP,
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS ) for Ontario College of Teachers, ) assisted by Daniela De Bartolo,
– and – ) Law Clerk
Richard S. Buckley )
(CERTIFICATE # 438110) )
) Adam Webb, Ursel Phillips Fellows ) Hopkinson LLP, for Richard S.
) Buckley
) Erica Richler,
) Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc, ) Independent Legal Counsel
) ) Heard: November 15-16, 2016
ORAL DECISION
This matter came on for hearing before a panel of the Discipline Committee (the “Committee”) on November 15 and 16, 2016 at the Ontario College of Teachers (the “College”) at Toronto.
The Member was not in attendance for the hearing but had legal representation.
DECISION
Having considered the Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea and the submissions of the parties, the Committee finds that the facts support a finding of professional misconduct. In particular, the Committee finds that the Member committed acts of professional misconduct as alleged, contrary to Ontario Regulation 437/97, subsections 1(5), 1(7.2), 1(7.3) 1(15), 1(18) and 1(19).
The parties presented the Committee with a Joint Submission on Penalty. This submission was rejected by the Committee, and hearing was adjourned. The Committee will reconvene on a future date to hear further submissions on penalty.
Date: December 7, 2016
Tom Potter Chair, Discipline Panel
______________________________ Alexander Bass, OCT
Member, Discipline Panel
Sara Nouini
Member, Discipline Panel