Rebecca Durcan

The member, acting as a school's university application administrator, pled guilty to professional misconduct after falsifying a student's midterm grade in the provincial application system.

The member increased the student's grade from 80% to 91% without authorization to bolster the student's chances of admission to a competitive university program.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification, and the successful completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate, disrespectful, and sexual comments to female administrators and colleagues over several years.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including 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 of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of a course on boundary violations.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving the submission of $23,508.80 in ineligible health benefit claims, unauthorized course changes, and submitting grades based on insufficient student work.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification, and the successful completion of an ethics and student assessment course before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member following his criminal convictions for sexual assault and sexual exploitation of several students and individuals.

The member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of students.

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

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions in the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and that his certificate of qualification and registration be immediately revoked.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations against the member set out in a Notice of Hearing.

The member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, noting that the member's case had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College and that the withdrawal was reasonable and served the public interest.

The member sought to adjourn his discipline hearing, initially objecting to the electronic format and later citing medical unfitness.

The Discipline Committee denied the initial adjournment request on November 5, 2020, finding insufficient evidence of prejudice from the electronic format.

However, on February 10, 2021, the Committee granted an indefinite adjournment based on new medical evidence indicating the member was unfit to participate.

Given the indefinite delay, the Committee imposed an interim condition prohibiting the member from teaching until the proceedings resume to protect the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for alleged physical abuse and inappropriate physical contact with two students in separate incidents.

The Discipline Committee found that the member inappropriately grabbed one student and kicked another student who were misbehaving in class.

The Committee rejected the member's explanations and found that his actions constituted physical abuse, disgraceful and unprofessional conduct, and a failure to maintain the standards of the profession.

A finding of professional misconduct was entered, with penalty to be determined at a later date.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations against the Member set out in a Notice of Hearing.

The Member consented to the withdrawal, as the matter had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and emotionally abusing students and acting unprofessionally towards colleagues over two academic years.

The Member admitted to the allegations through an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of coursework on anger management, professional ethics, and cultural sensitivity.

The Member, a teacher, engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student that began while the student was under 18 and continued after he turned 18.

The conduct included exchanging personal messages, hugging, flirting, and later engaging in physical intimacy of a sexual nature, providing alcohol, and sending manipulative messages.

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

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

The Member, a teacher, was convicted of sexual interference and sexual exploitation under the Criminal Code for touching a young person for a sexual purpose.

At a discipline hearing, the Member pled guilty to professional misconduct based on these convictions.

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

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a written reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriate physical contact with two students in separate incidents.

In the first incident, he swept a student's legs out from under him to force him to sit.

In the second, he restrained an agitated student by the wrists and folded his arms across his chest.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of students.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who was convicted of criminal offences including assault, unlawful confinement, and mischief against his former partner.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's criminal conduct, which involved repeated acts of violence and property damage, was relevant to his suitability to teach and constituted professional misconduct.

The Committee revoked the member's teaching certificate, emphasizing the need for public protection and general deterrence, and ordered the member to pay $10,000 in costs.

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

The member repeatedly used instructional time to present personal, one-sided views about vaccines and made dismissive comments about mental health conditions, telling students that depression and anxiety were not real and that vaccines cause autism.

He also used disrespectful language, telling students to 'shut up' when they disagreed.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including verbal and psychological abuse of students.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a six-month suspension, noting that the member had also irrevocably resigned and undertaken never to teach again in Ontario.

The Member, a vice-principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate communication and conduct towards colleagues, including using profanity, making disparaging remarks, and imitating disabilities.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member who submitted a forged reference letter when applying for a teaching position and was subsequently convicted of arson for setting fire to a neighbour's vehicle.

The member did not attend the hearing but entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, admitting to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering the immediate revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and a written reprimand, finding the conduct demonstrated a complete lack of integrity and trustworthiness required of the teaching profession.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member for engaging in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student, psychological or emotional abuse, and conduct unbecoming a member.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that she receive a written reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw the allegations against the Member set out in a 2018 Notice of Hearing.

The College submitted that due to the passage of time, student witnesses were either unable to recall the events or could not be located, leaving no reasonable prospect of proving the allegations.

The Member did not attend the proceeding.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it reasonable and appropriate as there was no significant risk to the public and it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a hearing with no reasonable prospect of success.

The member brought a motion to adjourn the discipline hearing on the basis of medical evidence indicating an inability to participate and instruct counsel.

The College did not take a position but raised concerns about delay.

The Discipline Committee granted the adjournment, finding the request timely and supported by sufficient medical reasons, and ordered that the new hearing date be peremptory on the member.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct after he hit a student on the back during class.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, which included physical abuse of a student, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

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

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