What are the different types of teacher misconduct?
Misconduct occurs in various forms and ranges in severity from allegations of direct harm to students (such as physical or sexual abuse) to an act detrimental to the education profession (such as falsifying documentation of continuing education courses or cheating on a professional exam) (Florida, DoE: 2014).
Can a teacher be sacked for making false allegations?
False allegations can damage teachers’ career prospects even once disproved. We will clarify that in future when employers are asked to give references for teachers they should never be required to report prior allegations which were found to be malicious or untrue.
Do you have to report misconduct to the Department of Education?
Revised guidance from the Department for Education may help schools with their reporting obligations. One of a head teacher’s worse fears has to be receiving an allegation of serious misconduct by one of their teachers.
Do you have to refer allegation of teacher misconduct to NCTL?
However, first they need to consider whether they have to refer the allegation of teacher misconduct to the National College for Teaching & Leadership (“NCTL”).
Can a student make a false accusation about a teacher?
Teachers are particularly vulnerable to false accusations because of the varied nature of their jobs and the large numbers of young people they work with every day. Sadly, many students have no problem in making a false claim about a teacher they dislike.
Teacher misconduct is often defined broadly by state law and typically includes, but is not limited to, the following: The possession, transportation, or selling of regulated substances of illegal drugs or wrongful use of prescription drugs; Any behavior of sexual, abusive, neglectful, or improper nature between a teacher and child;
How many male teachers are falsely accused in Ontario?
But in a study conducted at Nipissing University, entitled “A Report on the Professional Journey of Male Primary-Junior teachers in Ontario,” nearly 13 per cent of male educators said they had been falsely accused. The study had 223 respondents across Ontario.
What happens if charges are brought against an educator?
When charges are brought against an educator on non-criminal grounds, the PSPC has discretion to determine if the conduct occurred, if the conduct constitutes one of the grounds for discipline, and what discipline should be imposed, if any.