Broward Teacher Arrested for Inappropriate Relationship with Student

Teacher Arrested for Alleged Inappropriate Relationship

• 🎤 A Broward teacher, Christopher Santinelli, bonded out of jail Friday night following his arrest for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a student.
• 📍 Santinelli, a chorus teacher and director at South Plantation High School, was teaching the student for approximately four years.

Allegations and Student's Account

• 💔 The victim told investigators that Santinelli began flirting with her around her 18th birthday.
• 🎁 Santinelli allegedly gifted the student items such as a Disney pen, a rose, and wrote a note referencing her taking a nap in class, stating, "I love you."
• ⚠️ Arrest documents state the encounters were not sexual, but Santinelli reportedly comforted the student by rubbing her back and kissed her twice on separate occasions.
• 🗣️ When the student expressed she did not want the second kiss, Santinelli replied, "Sorry I thought that's what you wanted."

Legal Proceedings and School Reassignment

• ⚖️ A judge found probable cause for the charges and ordered no victim contact and no contact with any minors, with an exception for his own children.
• 💰 Santinelli's bond was set at $7,500.
• 🏫 He has been reassigned away from the school and students pending the outcome of the investigation.