Christine Bellini

The Member, a former teacher and principal, pled guilty to professional misconduct and sexual abuse of students following his criminal convictions for one count of sexual assault and sixteen counts of indecent assault against students between 1952 and 1986.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration, and directed publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing a student who refused to go to the office.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted to grabbing the student's backpack, shoving him into a locker, and making threatening remarks.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the completion of a course in positive discipline strategies, and publication of the decision without the Member's name.

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

The College confirmed that the member had recently passed away.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal of the allegations was appropriate given the member's death and was not contrary to the public interest.

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

College counsel determined there was no evidence to support the allegations and no reasonable prospect of obtaining a finding of professional misconduct.

The member consented to the motion.

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

The member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with a student.

Despite directions from the principal to cease contact outside of school, the member continued to communicate with the student electronically, met socially, and discussed the student's sexuality.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations and admitted to the uncontested facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

As the member had already resigned and undertaken never to teach again, the Committee ordered a reprimand and directed that the findings and order be published with the member's name in the College's official publication.

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

The withdrawal was sought on the basis that the member signed an undertaking to resign her membership, never seek reinstatement, and never teach again in Ontario.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the withdrawal in exchange for the undertaking protected the public interest and ensured transparency through a notation on the public register.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving physical and verbal abuse of students over a three-year period.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension, a reprimand, completion of a course in anger and classroom management, and publication of the decision with the member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct and incompetence spanning an 11-year period across three different schools.

The member was alleged to have verbally abused students, acted aggressively toward colleagues and administration, and refused to follow school and board policies.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and incompetence, noting a persistent pattern of unprofessional behaviour and a disregard for student welfare.

Despite the College seeking a 90-day suspension and remedial coursework, the Committee found that penalty insufficient given the severity and duration of the misconduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and publication of the decision.

The Member, an occasional teacher, was convicted of luring a child under the age of eighteen for the purposes of sexual assault and procuring, contrary to the Criminal Code.

He was sentenced to a 12-month conditional sentence, two years of probation, and a five-year prohibition order.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct based on the criminal convictions.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Member, a vice-principal, rented an apartment to a colleague.

After she moved out, he sent letters to her, the police, the small claims court, and her new employer falsely accusing her of stealing items from the apartment.

He later retracted the allegations and apologized.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a written admonishment and publication of the decision with the Member's name.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to using inappropriate slang terminology and discussing sexual education topics outside the curriculum in a Grade 7 Health class, as well as using inappropriate racial terminology on two occasions.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Resolution.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to receive a reprimand, complete a course on maintaining appropriate teacher/student boundaries, and have the decision published.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member who had been criminally convicted of sexual assault.

The member entered a plea of no contest to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, noting that the member's actions towards a colleague were unprofessional, disgraceful, and dishonourable.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's Certificate of Qualification and Registration and directed publication of the decision with the member's name.