Scott Hutchison

The Member, a teacher, was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor under the Criminal Code and sentenced to five months' incarceration.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers held a hearing in the Member's absence.

Relying on the criminal conviction, the Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

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

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a student.

The member admitted to visiting a former student alone at her apartment on two occasions to discuss her relationship issues.

The Discipline Committee accepted the member's guilty plea and found him guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the successful completion of a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for sending a derogatory email to his school principal, referring to the principal as a 'Nazi tyrant' and 'Fuhrer'.

The member did not attend the hearing but submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a plea of no contest.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member be counselled and that a summary of the decision be published without the member's name, noting the isolated nature of the incident and the member's emotional state at the time.

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

The member, who was not present, had previously resigned his membership, had been found guilty of professional misconduct in a prior hearing, and had undertaken never to teach or seek reinstatement.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and protected the public interest given the member's undertaking and the publication of his status.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct.

The allegations included documenting care that was not performed on a home care client and leaving a shift early at a long-term care facility while failing to follow proper narcotics count and key handover procedures.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension to take effect upon any reinstatement of her certificate of registration, and imposed conditions on her return to practice.

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

The College asserted it would not be able to meet the burden of proof.

The member had retired and signed an undertaking not to seek employment requiring a teaching certificate.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion on consent, finding the withdrawal to be in the public interest.

The Member, a Superintendent of Educational Services, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for failing to adequately supervise and engaging in conduct unbecoming a member.

During the administration of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), the Member was present at a meeting where teachers advised scribes not to seal completed test booklets, contrary to EQAO protocols.

The Member remained silent, which constituted tacit agreement and a failure to discharge his supervisory responsibilities.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of his certificate, and publication of the decision.

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching female elementary students on multiple occasions between 1969 and 2001.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and resigned his teaching certificate, stating his intention never to teach in Ontario again.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordering a reprimand and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member, a teacher, was convicted in criminal court of sexual assault and sexual touching of a person under the age of 14.

The Discipline Committee of the Ontario College of Teachers found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal convictions.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed that the decision be published.

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

The member consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations, finding it reasonable in the circumstances.

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

Upon the consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee authorized the withdrawal, finding it reasonable in the circumstances.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for acting in an unprofessional and inappropriate manner towards a female colleague, including sending inappropriate letters, emails, and gifts, and making inappropriate comments.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty, noting the Member was suffering from clinical depression at the time.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension to be postponed and not imposed if the Member successfully completes a professional boundaries course, and publication of the decision without identifying information.

The Member, a registered nurse, provided home care to a client and developed an inappropriate personal relationship with him, breaching the boundaries of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship.

The Member disclosed personal and financial difficulties, accepted gifts and assistance, wore unprofessional clothing, and eventually moved in with the client after his discharge from home care.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for falsifying his teacher evaluation and using it to obtain new employment as a principal.

The Member pleaded no contest and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that such actions bring the integrity of the profession into disrepute.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of qualification and registration, along with publication of the decision.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct stemming from an indecent assault on a student in 1971, for which he was previously found guilty in criminal court and granted an absolute discharge.

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

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that the findings be published in summary form without identifying the member.

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

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct based on the uncontested criminal conviction.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and directed the publication of the decision with the member's name.

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

On consent of the parties, the Discipline Committee authorized the withdrawal.

The member resigned his membership, resulting in the cancellation of his certificate of qualification and registration, and agreed not to seek reinstatement.

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