OCT 2020

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically, psychologically, and sexually abusing a student with special needs.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts, which included inappropriate touching and comments of a sexual nature.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse.

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 brought a motion for an adjournment to provide time to bring a motion addressing the Panel's jurisdiction over pre-membership conduct.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment and set a schedule for the jurisdiction motion and a motion for the production of third-party records, both to be heard on November 18, 2020.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of three students through inappropriate electronic communications and a criminal conviction for sexual exploitation.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse.

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 Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for failing to call 911 when a student required medical attention after taking Xanax.

The member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct, specifically failing to maintain the standards of the profession, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on effective supervision with a focus on individualized student needs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who misused sick leave benefits.

The member's request for an unpaid leave to attend a promotional trip in Costa Rica was denied by the school board.

In response, the member swore at staff, stated his intention to go anyway, and subsequently claimed the days as personal illness.

He later received sick leave benefits for several months while continuing to participate in promotional business activities.

The member pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for holding an unauthorized student event at the school during the holiday break without a custodian present, misleading the head custodian and principal about rescheduling the event, and tweeting a student's attendance record.

The Member pled guilty to failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a student.

The Member exchanged gifts with the student, spent time alone with her, communicated via social media, and allowed her access to prohibited areas of the school.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 12-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on appropriate boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw the allegations against the Member set out in a Notice of Hearing.

The Member had passed away prior to the hearing.

With the consent of the Member's counsel, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding it would not be in the public interest to proceed.

The member faced allegations of professional misconduct for publishing a book and online blog posts containing false and derogatory comments about colleagues and his employer.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that his actions failed to maintain the standards of the profession and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded, his certificate of qualification and registration be suspended for two months, and that he complete a course on ethics and communication.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held an electronic hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, who did not attend.

The Committee found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, terms and conditions on her certificate including a professional ethics course and a medical assessment, and $5,000 in costs.

Written reasons were to follow.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving a pattern of inappropriate comments and behaviour towards students and colleagues.

The member pled guilty to the allegations, admitting to psychological abuse of students, failing to maintain professional boundaries, and sexually harassing female colleagues.

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

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a 20-month suspension, and complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a disciplinary proceeding against a teacher for professional misconduct.

The teacher sent a student to his residence during instructional time to retrieve personal paperwork, leaving the student unsupervised.

The teacher also used insensitive terminology in class when referring to a student's religious and ethnic background, and singled out another student based on sexual orientation.

The teacher pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the teacher guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional standards, failing to adequately supervise a student, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and noting the teacher had already completed a required course on professional ethics.

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

The Member did not attend the electronic hearing.

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

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, a written reprimand, and costs of $10,000 payable to the College.

Written reasons were to follow.

The Member, a high school dramatic arts teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct spanning over a decade.

The Member pleaded no contest to a statement of uncontested facts detailing a pattern of verbal, physical, and emotional abuse of students, failure to maintain professional boundaries, and failure to adequately supervise students.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting his behaviour was abhorrent, reprehensible, and caused emotional harm to students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing after lifting a student off the ground out of frustration when the student failed to follow directions.

The Member had previously been found guilty of criminal assault for the same incident and received an absolute discharge.

At the discipline hearing, the Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and noting that the Member had already voluntarily completed remedial coursework in classroom management and boundaries.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after she asked teenage students to use their personal social media accounts to contact her ex-partner and pose as adults.

She also used vulgar and inappropriate language with the students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on professional boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to incidents during the 1990-1991 academic year.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of inappropriately disciplining students, making demeaning comments, and encouraging inappropriate classroom games and rivalries.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical, verbal, and psychological abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of coursework on professional boundaries and classroom management.

The Member, a teacher, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct related to an overnight school trip where he verbally, physically, and emotionally abused students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included grabbing students, using inappropriate language, and sending a student outside in the dark alone as punishment.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and 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 teaching certificate, and the completion of a course on classroom management and appropriate discipline.

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

The College submitted there was no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding, as the Member's professional competencies had improved through the New Teacher Induction program and there was insufficient evidence of misconduct.

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

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's Undertaking and Acknowledgment, in which she resigned her membership, agreed not to teach in Ontario, and undertook to satisfy certain requirements before seeking reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect the public interest given the evidentiary difficulties and the Member's resignation.