OCT 2020

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for falsifying medical reports from physicians to obtain extended medical leaves from her employer over a period of several years.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member's actions to be disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification, and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

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

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and imposed terms and conditions requiring the successful completion of a course on classroom management and appropriate discipline techniques.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for removing a final examination from a school storage area with the intent of providing it to a student.

The member attached a note to the exam indicating it was for the student's eyes only.

The member and the College proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his actions failed to uphold the ethical standards of trust and integrity, and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and acknowledged the member's prior completion of a required ethics course.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held an electronic hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The panel found that the member engaged in acts of professional misconduct as alleged, contrary to subsections 1(14), 1(15), 1(18), and 1(19) of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The matter was adjourned for submissions on penalty, with written reasons to follow.

The Member, a teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing two students.

The Member had previously been convicted criminally of sexual exploitation and sexual assault regarding the same students.

Proceeding on an uncontested statement of facts and a plea of no contest, the Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and that his certificate of qualification and registration be immediately revoked.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in a secret personal and sexual relationship with a high school student between 2001 and 2003.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the student's testimony highly credible and concluded that the member engaged in professional misconduct, including sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and a written reprimand.

The member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically abusing students, including kicking a student and pulling others by the arm.

The Member pleaded 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 four-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on anger management and effective classroom management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The member admitted to engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, which included providing alcohol and cigarettes, holding hands, and kissing.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory revocation provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a written reprimand.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from her participation in a false invoicing scheme to defraud her husband's employer of over $864,000 USD.

The member and her husband were previously found liable for civil fraud.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, characterizing her actions as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and her Certificate of Qualification and Registration be suspended for eight months.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, alleging physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to an inappropriate relationship that involved grooming the student for a sexual purpose, touching without consent, and emotionally abusive behaviour.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions for sexual abuse under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and issued a reprimand.

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

The member admitted to failing to take adequate steps to facilitate a student's participation in a class trip, excluding the student citing health and safety concerns without implementing recommended accommodations.

The member also admitted to making inappropriate comments on the student's report card and failing to communicate with the student's parent.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea, finding the conduct constituted psychological or emotional abuse, failure to maintain professional standards, and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on classroom management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a teacher who arrived at school under the influence of alcohol and organized an unauthorized extra-curricular activity while on medical leave.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

Allegations of psychological abuse and failure to supervise were dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a professional ethics course, and a medical assessment confirming fitness to teach before the member could return to the classroom.

Costs of $5,000 were awarded to the College.

The member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing students, leaving students unsupervised, and using a classroom computer for personal purposes, including viewing inappropriate YouTube videos.

The member pleaded 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 two-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of a course in anger and classroom management.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member engaged in professional misconduct by failing to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with students.

Following a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member receive a reprimand, complete a pre-approved course on professional boundaries, and serve a one-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for an Undertaking and Acknowledgement in which the member resigned from the College and agreed never to apply for reinstatement or hold a position requiring registration.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in these circumstances was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for repeatedly failing to report to work, failing to attend meetings with the Board, and making unprofessional remarks about a colleague.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of an ethics and professional responsibilities course.

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

The College submitted that there was no reasonable prospect of a finding of guilt because the Member had improved his practice, obtaining two satisfactory performance appraisals following two previous unsatisfactory ones.

The Member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a hearing where there was no reasonable prospect of a finding against the Member.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing students, and for behaving inappropriately towards students and colleagues.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to incidents including hitting a student with a binder, yelling at students, making inappropriate comments, and verbally abusing a Vice-Principal.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on professional ethics, anger management, and cultural sensitivity before resuming teaching.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for committing boundary violations with a student, including unwanted physical contact and inappropriate personal comments.

He also made disparaging remarks about colleagues and disclosed confidential student information to a parent.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and noting the Member's undertaking to resign, never seek reinstatement, and never teach in Ontario again.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who used a school board-issued laptop to access dating sites and pornographic videos.

The laptop was kept in the member's office where students could have accessed it.

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

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