Ontario College of Teachers

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had previously been found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the Northwest Territories Ministry of Education.

The member had engaged in grooming behaviour and initiated a sexual relationship with a student, resulting in the cancellation of his teaching certificate in the Northwest Territories.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct under Ontario Regulation 437/97, relying on the findings from the other jurisdiction.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the decision be published with his name.

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing after finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to report a staff member's sexual abuse of a student, fostering a climate of intimidation, and mismanaging funds.

The College sought revocation, while the Member's counsel argued against publication and raised procedural objections.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, imposed a five-year waiting period for reinstatement, and ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence and the protection of the public interest.

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for sexually abusing a male student in 1974.

The member had previously been convicted of indecent assault under the Criminal Code for the same conduct and received a conditional sentence.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, revoking the member's teaching certificate and ordering publication of the decision with the member's name to serve as a general deterrent.

The Member, an elementary school teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing multiple students over a six-year period.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Resolution.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, along with a condition requiring the Member to complete a pre-approved course in classroom management before seeking employment requiring a teaching certificate.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline application against a member following his criminal conviction for sexual exploitation of a student.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, based on his criminal conviction and the uncontested evidence.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need to protect students and maintain public confidence in the profession.

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

The allegations related to the member's membership in the College of Psychologists, for which he had already been reprimanded and suspended.

The member had retired from teaching, had not taught in 30 years, and signed an undertaking never to teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in exchange for the undertaking and a notation on the public register served to protect the public interest.

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

After the matter was referred to the Discipline Committee, new medical information was received indicating that the matter would be more appropriately resolved by the Fitness to Practise Committee.

With the consent of the member's counsel, the Discipline Committee granted the motion to withdraw the allegations, finding it reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for pursuing a personal and sexual relationship with a student.

The Member pleaded no contest to the uncontested facts, which included communicating with the student about personal matters, meeting alone off school property, and attempting to initiate a sexual encounter.

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

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the decision be published with the Member's name.

The Member, a teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct after engaging in verbally and emotionally abusive behaviour toward a colleague following the end of their consensual relationship.

The Member sent offensive and threatening text messages and continued to pursue the colleague despite being asked to stop.

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

The member, a contract teacher, was recorded on video taking $33.00 from a locked drawer in the school's office over a five-day period.

He resigned and later made restitution of $100.00.

The member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct.

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

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with the member's name, rejecting the member's request for publication without name, emphasizing the need for transparency, accountability, and deterrence.

The Member brought a motion to adjourn her discipline hearing to accommodate her attendance at a mandatory conference, and to hold the rescheduled hearing electronically via teleconference.

The College consented to the adjournment but opposed the electronic hearing, arguing that witness credibility would be a key issue in the contested hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment on consent but denied the request for an electronic hearing, finding that the ability to observe witness demeanour and manage documentary evidence required an in-person hearing.

The Member, a probationary teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for physically abusing a student by dragging him across the classroom floor and shaking him by the ankles.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a requirement to complete a classroom management course before returning to teaching, and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards, verbal and physical abuse of students, and failing to maintain appropriate boundaries.

The member pleaded guilty via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a verbal reprimand, completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision including the member's name.

The Member, a former teacher and principal, pled guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of students following his criminal convictions for one count of sexual assault and sixteen counts of indecent assault against students between 1952 and 1986.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and directed publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, an elementary school teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct after being convicted of ten counts of luring a child via computer for sexual exploitation and one count of making child pornography.

The Member communicated with students in a sexually explicit manner, posing as a female student to encourage them to expose themselves on a webcam.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering the revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and the publication of the decision with his name.

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

The Member met with a female student outside of school hours to discuss babysitting arrangements and exchanged cell phone numbers.

The Discipline Committee accepted the guilty plea and ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, completion of a boundaries course, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for possessing and accessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Evidence showed the member admitted to police that he had an addiction to pornography and possessed images of pre-pubescent girls on his computer.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, concluding his actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that a summary of the decision be published with his name.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing a student who refused to go to the office.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted to grabbing the student's backpack, shoving him into a locker, and making threatening remarks.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a course in positive discipline strategies, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

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

The College confirmed that the member had recently passed away.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations was appropriate given the member's death and was not contrary to the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, was convicted of possessing, making available, and accessing child pornography.

He was sentenced to 53 months in jail and prohibited from being in the presence of children under 16 for 20 years.

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

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the need to protect children and maintain public confidence in the profession.