Phillip Tunley

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a high school teacher who accessed and downloaded pornographic materials, including images of teenaged girls, on school computers.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted the facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, a reprimand, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving boundary violations with four female students.

The member admitted to inappropriate conduct, including giving gifts, expressing love, spending time alone with students, and interfering with a school board investigation.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a plea of no contest, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name.