OCT 2017

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a teacher for alleged harassment of colleagues and physical, verbal, psychological, and sexual abuse of students.

The Discipline Committee found that the teacher engaged in a sustained campaign of harassment against a colleague and subjected students to angry outbursts, swearing, threats, and inappropriate touching.

The Committee found the teacher guilty of professional misconduct on all grounds except sexual abuse, concluding the evidence was insufficient to establish the touching was sexual in nature.

Given the severity of the misconduct, the teacher's lack of remorse, and his refusal to participate in the proceedings, the Committee found him to be ungovernable and ordered the revocation of his teaching certificate.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after dropping a binder on a disruptive student's fingers to get his attention.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional and unbecoming conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on classroom management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of possessing and accessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing.

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

As the member's conduct involved a prohibited act involving child pornography, the Committee was required by statute to order the mandatory revocation of his teaching certificate and a reprimand.

The Member, a teacher and department head, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for purchasing stolen goods from a student, encouraging other teachers to do the same, and allowing the student to take school property in exchange.

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

The Member was found guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month retroactive suspension, and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for an Undertaking and Acknowledgment in which the Member, who had already resigned her membership, agreed never to teach again in Ontario unless she successfully obtains reinstatement after completing pre-approved coursework on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal and psychological abuse of students.

The member pleaded guilty to the allegations, admitting to making inappropriate, demeaning, and intimidating comments to students, such as calling them 'morons' and 'idiots', and engaging in aggressive behaviour like slamming his fist and throwing chalk.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing a condition that the member complete an anger management course before returning to any teaching position.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging she engaged in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student.

The member had previously been convicted of sexual exploitation under the Criminal Code for the same conduct.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

As the conduct involved sexual abuse, the Committee was required by statute to order the mandatory penalty of a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate private electronic communications with two female students via Twitter.

The communications included asking a student to meet him alone and confessing to having a crush on her best friend.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards and psychological or emotional abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered that the Member receive a reprimand, with the fact of the reprimand recorded on the College's Register.

The Member, facing allegations of professional misconduct including physical and psychological abuse of a child, brought a motion for the production of third-party records under the O'Connor framework.

The requested records included medical files of the complainant and the child, employment records, and investigative files from the Children's Aid Society and police.

The Discipline Committee denied the request for the medical records, finding them not likely relevant and noting the high privacy interests involved.

The Committee also denied further employment records.

However, the Committee ordered the production of the CAS and police investigative files, subject to redactions for contact information, finding them relevant to the investigation of the incident at issue.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, who had passed away.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to Rule 13.13 of its Rules of Procedure, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest given the Member's death.

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

The College submitted there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The member's counsel agreed, noting that a Children's Aid Society investigation had already found the member did not violate the duty to report under the Child and Family Services Act.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding it was not in the public interest to proceed where there was no reasonable prospect of a finding.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after an incident where he raised his fist and made a punching motion towards a student who would not follow instructions.

The Member had a history of using physical force to address student misbehaviour, having previously received a letter of expectation and a 15-day suspension for similar conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a pre-approved course on anger management and effective student discipline before returning to teaching.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making a series of inappropriate, culturally insensitive, and abusive comments to students over three academic years.

Despite previous discipline and suspensions by the school board, the Member continued to verbally and psychologically abuse students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a course on professional ethics and cultural sensitivity.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Member admitted to the facts, which included using inappropriate teaching strategies, making disparaging comments, and physically interacting with students in ways that made them uncomfortable.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete a course on anger management and appropriate language before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to making inappropriate comments to students, treating female students differently, and giving expensive gifts to two female students, which made them uncomfortable.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards and psychological or emotional abuse.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on appropriate boundaries with students.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to schedule a discipline hearing for a Member facing allegations of a sexual relationship with a student, or alternatively, for an interim order prohibiting her from teaching.

The Member opposed scheduling, seeking an adjournment due to a serious medical condition.

The Discipline Committee ordered the parties to schedule a hearing by September 2017 and required the Member to provide an updated medical report one month prior.

The Committee dismissed the College's request for an interim teaching prohibition, finding it lacked jurisdiction to impose what amounted to an interim suspension on a preliminary motion.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for child luring.

The Member engaged in extensive online conversations of a sexual nature with an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering the immediate revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

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

The member was not present or represented.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, accepting the College's submission that there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct due to insufficient evidence.

The Committee found the withdrawal to be reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

A high school teacher left his classroom unsupervised to disrupt a public health immunization clinic at the school.

He aggressively questioned nurses about vaccine ingredients, told students they could die from the vaccines, and intimidated both staff and students.

The Discipline Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological abuse of a student, failure to supervise his class, and disgraceful or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, remedial coursework, and a two-year prohibition from attending school health clinics.

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

The allegations involved the member using profanity, making racist and sexually explicit comments, and performing inappropriate physical stretching exercises in front of students.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standards of the profession, verbally and psychologically abusing students, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete coursework on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.