Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Ontario College of Teachers Hearings - March 2014



  • A Discipline Committee panel revoked the Certificate of Qualification and Registration of Alexander Clachers, a teacher with the Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB, in connection with a criminal conviction for sexual interference, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of seven victims between the ages of 11 and 20. Five of Clacher's victims were his current and former students.
  • A Discipline Committee panel revoked the certificate of Peel DSB vice-principal William Clarke for pursuing and engaging in personal and physical relations with a school employee, a teacher and a student. Clarke also used a school computer to view dating, chat and pornographic websites.
  • A Discipline Committee panel revoked the Certificate of Qualification and Registration of Hugues Latour for grooming and subsequently having sexual intercourse with a student, which resulted in the birth of a child.
  • A Discipline Committee panel revoked the certificate of Dufferin-Peel Catholic DSB teacher Allester Macedo be revoked for sexually abusing a student while they were in the classroom.
  • A Discipline Committee panel revoked the certificate of Ottawa Catholic SB secondary school teacher Kenneth John J. O'Keefe for sexually abusing a male student.
  • A Discipline Committee panel ordered that the certificate of former principal of the Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique des Aurores Boreales, Jacques Rene Joseph Perron, be revoked... Specifically, he failed to notify the Children's Aid Society that Pierre Grondin, a school employee, sexually abused an intellectually challenged male student over several years. Then panel heard evidence that Perron repeatedly ignored allegations of abuse from parents and staff.
  • A Discipline Committee panel reprimanded Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB teacher Randy Ward for talking to and physically touching female students inappropriately.

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