OCT 2017

The Member, a teacher, was convicted of accessing and possessing child pornography and sentenced to six months' incarceration.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty and ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, finding that his conduct was a serious breach of public trust and that he must not be permitted to teach in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a penalty hearing after finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member had engaged in a pattern of verbally and physically abusive conduct toward students, inappropriately disciplined students by sending them into the hallway unsupervised, and acted unprofessionally and insubordinately toward her principal.

The member did not attend the penalty hearing.

The Committee ordered that the member receive a reprimand, serve a six-month suspension of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and successfully complete pre-approved coursework regarding anger management and appropriate boundaries before returning to a teaching position.

The Member, a teacher in an alternative education program, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for assigning final report card marks to three students for work they had not completed or she had not assessed.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course on student assessment and evaluation.

The Member, a teacher, conducted a science experiment involving open flames and flammable liquids without taking adequate safety precautions.

The experiment resulted in a flash fire that injured several students.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession, physical and psychological abuse of students, and failing to adequately supervise students.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a classroom management and safety course, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following criminal convictions in British Columbia for criminal harassment and unlawfully entering a dwelling-house.

The Member had previously received a custodial sentence and probation, and his teaching certificate in British Columbia was cancelled.

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

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, emphasizing the need for denunciation, general deterrence, and public protection.

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

The member, a transportation technology teacher, accepted a donated vehicle for the school's program but subsequently traded it to a colleague without the donor's or the school's permission.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, acknowledging that his actions constituted professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards and failing to keep required records.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on the ethical practice of teachers.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct after stealing textbooks, shin pads, and money from a colleague's wallet at his school.

The Member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the Member to complete an ethics course.