Renée Kopp

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 in exchange for the member's undertaking to irrevocably resign, surrender his teaching certificate, and never seek reinstatement or teach in Ontario again.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was in the public interest given the member's undertaking and the significant evidentiary challenges that would have made obtaining a finding of professional misconduct difficult.

The Member, a short-term occasional teacher, pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct relating to several incidents of inadequate student supervision and poor classroom management.

The incidents included leaving young students unsupervised, delaying students' departure causing them to miss their bus, losing track of a student, and yelling at a student in front of peers.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards, psychological abuse, and failing to adequately supervise students.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the completion of a classroom management course before returning to teaching.

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

The allegations arose from three unsatisfactory performance appraisals, but a grievance arbitrator subsequently found the Member should have received specific supports and a re-appraisal.

In exchange for the withdrawal, the Member signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgement agreeing to complete an additional qualification course and undergo further performance appraisals upon returning to teaching.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was in the public interest as the Undertaking provided similar public protection to what would likely have been ordered following a contested hearing.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing students.

The Member yelled at students, used inappropriate language, and used unnecessary physical force.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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 three-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the successful completion of an anger management course.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after repeatedly engaging in aggressive, violent, and threatening behaviour towards his Principal and colleagues.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his teaching certificate, and the completion of a conflict resolution and anger management course.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a vulnerable student.

The member exchanged thousands of text messages with the student, often late at night, and failed to report the student's disclosure of a plan to harm himself.

The member ignored directions from the school administration and the student's parents to cease communication.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a 12-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and complete a course on professional boundaries.

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 use of an incorrect degree abbreviation in campaign materials for a school trustee election.

The College submitted that there was no evidence of deliberate misrepresentation, the Member had not received a prior caution due to being overseas, and the Member had since voluntarily completed a course on professional ethics.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that proceeding with a hearing for low-end misconduct with no risk to the public was not in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct and incompetence related to his teaching of a special education class.

The member admitted to failing to provide adequate programming, failing to keep accurate records, demonstrating preferential treatment, and allowing a student to watch an inappropriate adult cartoon.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence.

The member was ordered to receive a reprimand, serve a two-month suspension, and complete an additional qualification course in special education.

The Member, an occasional teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for multiple incidents involving physical, verbal, and psychological abuse of students, as well as inappropriate classroom management.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate, and the successful completion of a course on anger management and appropriate discipline before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct, alleging verbal and physical abuse of students and poor classroom management.

The member did not contest the facts, which included shouting at students, making inappropriate remarks, and striking students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

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

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a student through sexually explicit electronic communications and online sexual acts.

The Member brought a motion for a publication ban on his name, presenting unopposed medical evidence that publication would likely cause him serious harm.

The Discipline Committee granted the exceptional publication ban under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996.

On the merits, the Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Act, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and a reprimand.

The Member, a school principal, faced allegations of professional misconduct including unauthorized absences, inappropriate personal use of a board credit card, claiming expenses multiple times, issuing cheques without supporting documents, failing to disclose a conflict of interest regarding the hiring of a relative, and creating a toxic work environment.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension of her certificate, and the completion of a professional ethics course.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing students and making inappropriate remarks about colleagues.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to shouting at students, using crude language, and creating an environment where students felt insecure.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's teaching certificate, and the completion of an anger management course, noting the Member's prior disciplinary history as an aggravating factor.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically abusing students, including kicking a student and pulling others by the arm.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

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

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

The member admitted to engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, which included providing alcohol and cigarettes, holding hands, and kissing.

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

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

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

The College submitted that there was no reasonable prospect of a finding of guilt because the Member had improved his practice, obtaining two satisfactory performance appraisals following two previous unsatisfactory ones.

The Member consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding it was not in the public interest to expend resources on a hearing where there was no reasonable prospect of a finding against the Member.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for repeatedly failing to report to work, failing to attend meetings with the Board, and making unprofessional remarks about a colleague.

The Member admitted to the facts and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of her Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the completion of an ethics and professional responsibilities course.

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

The parties agreed to the withdrawal in exchange for an Undertaking and Acknowledgement in which the member resigned from the College and agreed never to apply for reinstatement or hold a position requiring registration.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in these circumstances was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

The member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing students, leaving students unsupervised, and using a classroom computer for personal purposes, including viewing inappropriate YouTube videos.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

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

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

The member admitted to failing to take adequate steps to facilitate a student's participation in a class trip, excluding the student citing health and safety concerns without implementing recommended accommodations.

The member also admitted to making inappropriate comments on the student's report card and failing to communicate with the student's parent.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea, finding the conduct constituted psychological or emotional abuse, failure to maintain professional standards, and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the completion of a course on classroom management.