Christine Bellini

The member, a teacher, engaged in an inappropriate Facebook chat with a student about drinking alcohol at the member's home.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on appropriate boundaries.

The Committee also ordered that the findings and the member's name be published in the College's official publication.

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

The key student witness did not wish to testify.

In exchange, the member signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgement to resign his membership, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking reasonable and in the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for making repeated inappropriate and demeaning comments to students, including remarks displaying a discriminatory attitude towards homosexuals and persons with intellectual disabilities.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on boundary violations.

The Committee further ordered that the findings and order be published with the member's name in the College's official publication, emphasizing that discriminatory comments warrant publication to serve as a specific and general deterrent.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct for crossing professional boundaries with a former student.

The misconduct included excessive texting late at night and during holidays, referring to the student as 'babe', and spending significant time together outside of school.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-year retroactive suspension, and completion of a boundary course.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision in summary form without the Member's name, noting the conduct was on the lower end of the spectrum and the Member had already faced a public criminal trial resulting in an acquittal.

The Member, an experienced teacher, received two unsatisfactory performance appraisals noting concerns in lesson planning, curriculum delivery, classroom management, communication, and evaluation.

The Member resigned and subsequently pled no contest to incompetence before the Discipline Committee.

The Committee accepted a Memorandum of Agreement, found the Member incompetent, and ordered terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate requiring her to complete an additional qualification course and submit her next performance appraisal to the Registrar.

The Discipline Committee held a penalty hearing for a teacher previously found guilty of professional misconduct for engaging in oral sex with a student.

The College sought revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, arguing it was the most egregious breach of trust.

The member's counsel argued against publication with name, citing procedural fairness and hardship.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed that the decision be published with his name, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence and public protection.

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

The Member had signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgement agreeing to resign his membership immediately, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in any Ontario school requiring College membership.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations in exchange for the Undertaking was reasonable and serves to protect the public interest.

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.

College counsel advised that there was insufficient evidence to obtain a finding of professional misconduct.

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

The Member, a teacher, received three consecutive unsatisfactory performance appraisals noting concerns in lesson planning, curriculum delivery, communication, and evaluation.

Her employment was subsequently terminated.

At a discipline hearing, the Member pled to incompetence and the parties submitted a Memorandum of Agreement.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the Member incompetent and ordering terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate, including the requirement to complete an additional qualification course before resuming teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against the Member, an occasional teacher and volunteer coach, alleging professional misconduct including sexual abuse and an inappropriate personal relationship with a male student.

The allegations stemmed from an incident in a school staff room witnessed by a caretaker.

The Discipline Committee assessed the credibility of the witnesses, finding the caretaker's testimony clear and convincing, while the Member and the student were found to be evasive and contradictory.

The Committee concluded on a balance of probabilities that a sexual encounter occurred and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The member was previously found guilty of professional misconduct for interrupting a class and engaging in a verbal altercation with a colleague and students.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee ordered that the member receive a reprimand to be recorded on the Register.

The Committee also ordered that the findings and order be published in summary form without the member's name, noting that the conduct was on the less severe end of the spectrum and involved a single incident.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member committed professional misconduct by interrupting a class and making inappropriate, abusive comments to an adult student.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member did interrupt the class and engaged in an unprofessional verbal altercation, constituting unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a member.

However, due to inconsistent and contradictory evidence from the College's witnesses regarding the specific comments made and the student's emotional state, the Committee dismissed the allegations of verbal, psychological, and emotional abuse.

The Member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after striking a student across the face with an open hand because the student swore.

The Member had previously been found guilty of criminal assault for the same incident and received a conditional discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on boundary issues, and publication of the decision with the Member's name, but declined to impose a suspension.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual assault and sexual interference involving a minor.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on the criminal convictions, the Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the egregious breach of trust and the need to protect students.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual exploitation and sexual touching of a student he tutored.

The member's agent requested an adjournment on the day of the hearing, which the Discipline Committee denied due to lack of timeliness and supporting evidence.

Proceeding in the member's absence, the Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse based on his criminal convictions and the underlying facts.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision with his name, emphasizing the egregious breach of trust and the need to protect students.

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

College Counsel advised that there was no witness available to testify, making it difficult to prove the case.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, concluding that the withdrawal was appropriate and served to protect the public interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving the use of physical force on students.

The member admitted to grabbing and pushing students on three separate occasions, despite receiving prior cautions and being transferred to a different school.

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

The Committee ordered a one-month suspension of the member's certificate, a reprimand, and the completion of courses on appropriate boundaries and classroom management.

The Committee also ordered that the decision be published with the member's name, finding that the repeated nature of the misconduct outweighed the mitigating factors.

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

In exchange, the Member provided an undertaking to resign from the College, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in any public or private school in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the Notice of Hearing in exchange for the undertaking was reasonable and served to protect the public interest.

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

After the matter was referred to the Discipline Committee, new medical information was received indicating that the matter would be more appropriately resolved by the Fitness to Practise Committee.

With the consent of the member's counsel, the Discipline Committee granted the motion to withdraw the allegations, finding it reasonable, appropriate, and in the public interest.

The Member, an elementary school teacher, was found guilty of professional misconduct after being convicted of ten counts of luring a child via computer for sexual exploitation and one count of making child pornography.

The Member communicated with students in a sexually explicit manner, posing as a female student to encourage them to expose themselves on a webcam.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering the revocation of the Member's teaching certificate and the publication of the decision with his name.