OCT 2024

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member following their criminal conviction for sexual assault of a student they taught and coached.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse under the Ontario College of Teachers Act.

As required by the Act for findings of sexual abuse, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and their certificate of qualification and registration be immediately revoked.

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 that the Member receive a reprimand, revoked her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and ordered her to pay $10,000 in costs to the College.

Written reasons were to follow.

The Member pled guilty to and was convicted of possession of child pornography under the Criminal Code.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct and a prohibited act involving child pornography.

Pursuant to the mandatory provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to immediately revoke the Member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Member pled guilty to and was convicted of child luring, possession of child pornography, and making child pornography under the Criminal Code.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

As the offences constituted prescribed sexual acts and prohibited acts involving child pornography, the Committee ordered the mandatory revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, along with a written reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a secondary school teacher for professional misconduct involving boundary violations with four female students.

The Member admitted to making inappropriate comments about a student's physical appearance, touching a student without permission during class demonstrations, hugging students, and sending inappropriate text messages.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the successful completion of a course on professional boundaries before returning to teaching.

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

The member admitted to communicating with the student on social media while intoxicated but denied the communications were sexual in nature.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's late-night social media messages, which included comments on the student's appearance and sexually suggestive gestures, constituted sexual abuse.

The Committee also found the member engaged in verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse, and that his actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

An interim suspension was ordered pending a penalty hearing.

The Member, a former school principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to the mishandling of school generated funds, falsification of records, and failure to follow board policies.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included using school funds for personal purchases, directing staff to inappropriately raise a student's grade for a hockey scholarship, and failing to attend a mandatory principals' conference.

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, an 18-month suspension of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for alleged professional misconduct, including making inappropriate comments to students in class, at a gas station, and on Facebook.

The Discipline Committee found that the member verbally and psychologically abused students by calling them derogatory names.

The Committee also found that the member's Facebook posts, which included sexist and demeaning comments about women and victims of sexual assault, constituted sexual misconduct.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct, with a penalty hearing to be scheduled.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member, who was an educational assistant at the time of the alleged misconduct.

The Member admitted to engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a vulnerable student, which included giving him her personal phone number, lending him $3,000 to pay a gambling debt, and having sexual intercourse with him at her home.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's conduct constituted physical and emotional abuse of a student, and was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional under the regulations in force in 2004.

The Committee held that although the Member was not a registered teacher at the time, her conduct as an educator breached professional boundaries and constituted professional misconduct.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate electronic communications with a former student over social media.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse of a student, and conduct that was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a written reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on boundary violations.

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

The College submitted that, after assessing the evidence, there was no reasonable prospect of establishing the allegations.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that it was not in the public interest to proceed with a matter where there was insufficient evidence to obtain a finding of professional misconduct.

The member, a director of education, faced allegations of professional misconduct for improperly expensing personal accommodation and travel costs to his board-issued credit card.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and fully repaid the expenses prior to any complaint.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to keep records, signing false or misleading documents, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for making inappropriate, racist, and derogatory comments to students on multiple occasions while working as an occasional teacher.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal abuse of students, disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the successful completion of coursework on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The Member, a former school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to comply with Ministry and Board policies regarding the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) and Supervised Alternative Learning Plan (SALP) programs.

The Member improperly withheld PLAR credits from eligible students by imposing arbitrary additional requirements, resulting in at least one student being unable to attend college.

She also failed to properly oversee the SALP program, leading to financial penalties for the Board, and improperly attended school property while on administrative leave to retrieve confidential documents.

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

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student following a plea of no contest and a Statement of Uncontested Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and directing the Member to receive a reprimand.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in a personal and sexual relationship with a student during the 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 academic years.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to boundary violations, making comments of a sexual nature, and engaging in physical contact and touching of a sexual nature with the student.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate.

The member, a high school teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making numerous racist, sexist, and transphobic comments to students, and for sharing inappropriate and offensive materials with colleagues.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students, disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a seven-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the successful completion of a course on professional boundaries and cultural sensitivity.

The Member, a teacher, was previously found to have engaged in professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing a special needs student, and for yelling at colleagues and students.

At the penalty hearing, the Member sought to admit without-prejudice communications regarding penalty negotiations to argue the College was acting improperly.

The Discipline Committee ruled the communications inadmissible due to settlement privilege.

On penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and coursework in anger and classroom management, noting the vulnerability of the students and the frequency of the misconduct.

The Committee also ordered the Member to pay $60,000 in costs, apportioning the financial burden of the lengthy 14-day contested hearing while considering her ability to pay.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal after the respondent signed an Undertaking, Agreement and Acknowledgment, in which he irrevocably resigned his membership, surrendered his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and undertook never to teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal protected the public interest, avoided a protracted hearing, and spared vulnerable young witnesses from testifying.

A discipline hearing was held regarding a teacher who pled guilty to and was criminally convicted of sexual exploitation of a student.

The member admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct, including physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of the student.

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

Pursuant to a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate, and reimbursement to the College for any funding provided under the Therapy and Counselling Program.