Ontario College of Teachers

The member, a teacher, was convicted criminally of possessing child pornography and sentenced to nine months in custody and two years of probation.

He did not attend his discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct based on his criminal conviction.

The Committee ordered the revocation of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing that possession of child pornography is a crime against children and renders a member unsuitable to be in a position of trust and authority over children.

The Member, a teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct stemming from a sexual relationship with a student.

The Member had previously been convicted of sexual exploitation under the Criminal Code and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.

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

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate.

The Committee also ordered the publication of the decision with the Member's name, finding that the criminal publication ban protected the student's identity but did not extend to prohibiting the publication of the Member's name.

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

The Member did not attend the hearing but provided an undertaking to resign from the College immediately, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing upon these undertakings was reasonable and protected the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography contrary to the Criminal Code.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing that possession of child pornography is a serious offense that warrants the harshest penalty to protect the public and maintain professional standards.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, against the Member.

The parties agreed that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, authorizing the withdrawal in exchange for the Member's immediate resignation, an undertaking not to seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario for at least five years, and a notation on the Public Register reflecting the resignation while disciplinary proceedings were pending.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving inappropriate physical contact with two autistic students.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and publication of the decision in summary form without the Member's name, noting her 31 years of unblemished teaching experience, her completion of classroom and anger management courses, and her impending retirement.

The Member, a teacher, received two consecutive unsatisfactory performance appraisals due to deficiencies in responding to special needs students, diagnosing learning difficulties, and establishing an environment to maximize student learning.

The Member resigned and subsequently pled no contest to allegations of incompetence.

The Discipline Committee found the Member incompetent and, accepting a joint submission, ordered terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate, including a requirement to complete sensitivity and awareness training focused on special needs students.

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

The College advised that medical information had been received, making a referral to the Fitness to Practise Committee more appropriate.

With the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member alleging incompetence and professional misconduct.

The professional misconduct allegations were withdrawn at the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member incompetent based on three unsatisfactory performance appraisals that highlighted severe deficiencies in lesson planning, classroom management, and student evaluation, despite extensive support and mentoring provided by the school board.

The member abandoned the hearing midway through.

The Committee ordered that terms, conditions, and limitations be placed on the member's certificate, requiring the successful completion of a comprehensive teaching course before returning to the profession.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for two separate incidents.

In the first, the member was found to have made highly inappropriate and profane comments to a pregnant student.

In the second, the member was found to have used profanity, yelled at special education students, and demonstrated ineffective classroom management.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct on both counts, ordering a three-month suspension, mandatory coursework in classroom management and sensitivity training, and publication of the decision.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from an incident where she grabbed a student's sweatshirt, caused another student to fall by placing her hand on his shoulder, and used profanity.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea and found her guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and verbal abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on boundaries and anger management, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

The Member, an elementary school principal, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from an inappropriate relationship with a student.

The Member engaged in ongoing personal electronic communications, met with the student outside of school, exchanged gifts, and spent extended periods alone with the student.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing conditions on the Member's certificate requiring psychological or psychiatric clearance before returning to work.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the Member's name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence.

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

The member engaged in inappropriate electronic communications with the student and met with her outside of school on several occasions, during which physical contact occurred.

The member had previously been reprimanded by his school board for similar conduct but continued the relationship.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse, rejecting his claim that he was merely trying to end the relationship.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

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

The College provided evidence that the member had passed away.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate comments with sexual overtones to female students.

The member had previously been disciplined by his school board for boundary violations.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Despite concerns about the member's recidivism and the dated case law provided by counsel, the Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a boundaries course, and publication with the member's name.

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

The parties agreed that a finding of professional misconduct was unlikely if the matter proceeded to a hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, allowing the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the member's undertaking to immediately resign his membership, surrender his certificate, and never teach again or seek reinstatement.

The Committee found this resolution reasonable and in the public interest.

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing after finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student.

The College sought revocation, while the Member argued for a suspension, presenting character reference letters.

The Committee found the misconduct to be egregious, involving sexual acts, providing alcohol, and sharing hotel rooms with students.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, with a condition that she may not apply for reinstatement for at least ten years, and ordered publication with her name.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that an occasional teacher committed professional misconduct by physically abusing two students in a computer lab.

The Discipline Committee dismissed the allegations, finding that the College failed to prove the allegations on a balance of probabilities.

The Committee noted significant inconsistencies in the students' evidence and found the investigations conducted by the school administration and the Children's Aid Society to be flawed and heavily reliant on hearsay.

The Member's testimony denying the allegations was found to be clear, cogent, and consistent.

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

College counsel determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The member's counsel consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired member who was criminally convicted of possessing child pornography.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted a plea of no contest and agreed to a statement of uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Given the severity of the conduct and the criminal conviction, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.