Sheilagh Turkington

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member alleging professional misconduct and incompetence.

The Member received three consecutive unsatisfactory performance appraisals due to deficiencies in program planning, assessment, classroom management, and failure to accommodate students with learning needs.

The Member admitted to the facts and acknowledged incompetence.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the Member incompetent and ordering terms, conditions, and limitations on his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, including mandatory coursework and performance appraisals upon return to teaching.

The College brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations against the member set out in a Notice of Hearing, as the member's case had already been dealt with by another Committee of the College.

The member's counsel consented to the motion.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing was reasonable and not contrary to the public interest.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for using inappropriate physical force against a student who had kicked him and was misbehaving.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate requiring the completion of coursework in classroom management and anger management.

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 Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a vulnerable student, which included boundary violations and electronic communications of a sexual nature.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

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

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

The Member, an elementary school teacher, faced allegations of incompetence following two unsatisfactory Teacher Performance Appraisals (TPAs).

The TPAs identified deficiencies in differentiating instruction, establishing learning goals, classroom management, and student engagement.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member incompetent and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the Member to complete an Additional Qualification course focusing on curriculum, lesson planning, and classroom management, and to undergo two performance appraisals by her employer within two years.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of incompetence following three unsatisfactory performance appraisals under the New Teacher Induction Program.

The appraisals identified deficiencies in lesson planning, instructional strategies, student assessment, and classroom management.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member incompetent and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering that terms, conditions, or limitations be placed on his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, including the completion of an Additional Qualification course and subsequent performance appraisals upon returning to teaching.

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's case had already been dealt with by another committee of the College, and the member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal was reasonable and served to protect 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 Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving verbal and physical abuse of students.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he yelled at students, made threatening comments, and engaged in inappropriate physical contact, including pulling a chair out from under a student.

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 completion of coursework in classroom and anger management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to incidents during the 1990-1991 academic year.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of inappropriately disciplining students, making demeaning comments, and encouraging inappropriate classroom games and rivalries.

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

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 and classroom management.

The Member, an occasional teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately touching students, using his cell phone during instructional time to conduct personal business, yelling and swearing at students, and hitting two students with a metre stick.

The Member pled guilty to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and verbal abuse, and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of his Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and the successful completion of coursework on anger management, classroom management, and boundaries.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for a pattern of concerning interactions with students, including inappropriate physical contact, yelling, and using demeaning language.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate requiring the completion of coursework on professional boundaries and anger management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct after she grabbed and shook a kindergarten student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations, admitting to physical and psychological abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and contravening the Education Act.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the member to receive a reprimand and to successfully complete a pre-approved course in classroom and anger management.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who assigned a drama project to Grade 8 students and inadvertently provided them with a printed document containing instructions on how to make and inject crystal meth.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain professional standards, failing to adequately supervise students, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on professional boundaries and adolescent development.

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

The member, an occasional teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations that he physically abused two students by pushing, pulling, and grabbing them by the collar while redirecting them to their seats.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the member to complete coursework on appropriate boundaries and classroom management.

The Member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct after she slid a student across the floor by his ankle.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the Member guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty and ordered that the Member receive a reprimand, noting that she had already resigned from the College.

The appellant, an early childhood educator, appealed a discipline committee's order that he pay $257,353.76 in hearing costs after being found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a child.

The appellant argued the committee lacked jurisdiction to award costs because it found his conduct during the hearing was not unreasonable, relying on the tribunal's rules and the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding it was reasonable for the committee to interpret its home statute as granting broad discretion to award costs following a finding of misconduct, which prevailed over any conflicting procedural rules.

The Member pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for making inappropriate, sexually suggestive comments and engaging in inappropriate touching of female colleagues.

He also exercised poor judgment by taking students into a store displaying marijuana paraphernalia during a field trip.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on communication skills and professional boundaries.

The Committee also ordered that the Member's name be published in the College's official publication, finding that his conduct warranted specific and general deterrence.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after applying inappropriate force to a student's chair, causing the student to fall and injure his wrist.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical abuse of a student and failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded and that a summary of the decision be published with her name.