Rebecca Durcan

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate personal communications with a student via Facebook Messenger and failing to report the student's mention of rape to a children's aid society.

The member pled no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including dishonourable and unprofessional conduct, conduct unbecoming a member, and failing to comply with the duty to report under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.

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 professional boundaries and ethics.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member engaged in professional misconduct by psychologically, emotionally, and sexually abusing a former student.

The Member brought preliminary motions for an adjournment to seek third-party records and for a stay of proceedings based on abuse of process, both of which were dismissed.

After a contested hearing, the Discipline Committee found that the Member had befriended the student, provided his BBM pin, and sent her a message stating she looked beautiful.

The Committee concluded this conduct constituted psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Member's certificate of qualification and registration was suspended on an interim basis pending a penalty hearing.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in a personal relationship with two students that crossed professional boundaries.

The Member communicated with the students via text messages about non-school related matters, including discussions about purchasing marijuana and marijuana products, and met with one student off school property.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a member.

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.

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 after the member 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 was reasonable, appropriate, and protected the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a retired member for posting antisemitic and discriminatory remarks on her public Twitter account.

The member did not attend the hearing but had previously emailed the College asserting her right to freedom of speech and refusing to participate.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's statements exposed Jewish people and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community to hatred, constituting disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee held that a finding of professional misconduct was a proportionate limit on the member's Charter right to freedom of expression.

The member's teaching certificate was revoked, and she was ordered to receive a written reprimand and pay $10,000 in costs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member for professional misconduct, including allegations of sexual, psychological, and emotional abuse of students.

The member admitted to sending numerous inappropriate and sexually suggestive messages to two students via Facebook, demonstrating a pattern of grooming behaviour.

The member also admitted to unprofessional conduct towards colleagues and students in the classroom.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions for sexual abuse under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate.

The Member, a teacher, faced disciplinary proceedings for making numerous racist, Islamophobic, and transphobic posts on her public Facebook account.

Prior to the hearing, the Member brought motions for a discretionary publication ban and for the recusal of a panel member due to alleged bias, both of which were dismissed.

The Member pled guilty to professional misconduct, admitting her posts violated her professional duties under the Education Act and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty and ordered the immediate revocation of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, emphasizing the severity of the misconduct, the harm caused to the school community, and the need for specific and general deterrence.

The Member, a high school teacher, pled guilty to professional misconduct, including sexual abuse and sexual misconduct, involving two students.

The Member developed inappropriate personal relationships with the students, propositioned one for sexual activity, and shared details of her sexual preferences with the other.

The Member also pled guilty criminally to assaulting one of the students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's teaching certificate, as mandated by the Ontario College of Teachers Act for findings of sexual abuse.

The member was previously found to have engaged in professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, by exchanging inappropriate electronic communications of a sexual nature on social media.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and directed the Registrar to revoke the member's certificate of qualification and registration, as mandated by the Ontario College of Teachers Act for findings of sexual abuse.

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 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 appeared before the Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers on allegations of professional misconduct.

The parties submitted an Amended Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The panel accepted the plea and found that the Member engaged in professional misconduct contrary to subsections 1(15), 1(18), and 1(19) of Ontario Regulation 437/97.

The penalty phase of the hearing was scheduled to continue at a later date.

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

The member agreed to resign, never teach again in Ontario, and not seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting the vulnerability of a young witness, the loss of significant evidence, and that the member's resignation and undertaking adequately protected the public interest.

The Member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in a pattern of anti-Black racist comments towards staff and falsifying a student's attendance record to cover up one of the incidents.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including making false statements, falsifying records, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of coursework on anti-Black racism, inclusive leadership, and professional ethics.

The Member, a teacher, attended school on Halloween wearing blackface as part of a zombie costume.

The Member admitted to professional misconduct, acknowledging that his actions were offensive, racist, and caused significant upset to the school community, despite his lack of intent to cause harm.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Member was reprimanded, his teaching certificate was suspended for one month, and he was ordered to complete a course on cultural sensitivity.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the member for professional misconduct.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, along with a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a cultural sensitivity training course.

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 hearing.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding that the Member engaged in professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, a written reprimand, and reimbursement to the College for any funding provided under the Therapy and Counselling Program.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought an urgent, written, on-consent motion for a publication ban regarding the identity of a student who was allegedly sexually abused by the member.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion pursuant to subsection 32.1(4) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, which makes such an order mandatory at the request of the alleged victim.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbally and psychologically abusing students, failing to adequately supervise students, and engaging in sexual misconduct.

The member made derogatory, profane, and sexualized comments to students, mocked individuals with disabilities, and left students unsupervised outside while they burned wood in small ovens, resulting in a fire.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and the completion of a classroom management course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct, alleging inappropriate physical contact with students, including tapping a student with his foot and pulling chairs out from under seated students.

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 for physically abusing students, failing to comply with the Act and regulations, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of an anger management course.