The Discipline Committee ordered that the teaching certificate of Roger James Reid be revoked for sexually abusing a student. In criminal proceedings, Reid was convicted of one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation, with the sexual assault finding being later stayed by the court.
Reid was certified to teach in June 1986.
This matter was disposed of without a hearing based on Reid’s prior criminal conviction and/or finding of guilt accordance with subsection 30.2(8) of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 and Rule 9.03 of the Rules of Procedure of the Discipline Committee and of the Fitness to Practise Committee.
The Discipline Committee panel ordered that Reid’s Certificate of Qualification and Registration be revoked and that he receive a reprimand.
In their written decision, the panel stated that “[t]hose who engage in criminal behaviour of a sexual nature with a student have committed an egregious violation of trust that erodes the public’s trust and confidence in the profession and cast serious doubt on their ability to practice as a teacher.”
