Guilty! Gregg Mellinger, Parma, Ohio (arrested Mar 2014) [bullying incident]

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Gregg Mellinger (North Ridgeville , Ohio), 49, substitute teacher employed by the Renhill Group agency and working at Parma Senior High School, Parma City School District, Parma, Ohio, "bullying incident involving a student with a developmental disability"

Parma substitute teacher accused in connection with bullying incident appears in court

Gregg Mellinger, 49, of North Ridgeville is charged with endangering children, a first-degree misdemeanor. He pleaded not guilty March 19. Mellinger is accused of witnessing the Feb. 28 bullying incident but not intervening to stop it, according to a police report.

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The incident is said to have occurred during a Feb. 28 gym class at the school. It began when a 14-year-old boy repeatedly threw a volleyball at the 14-year-old victim's head from close range; a 13-year-old girl was also seen laughing and encouraging the bullying. The victim eventually fell to the floor, according to a police report. The victim, who appeared disoriented, staggered back to his feet. At that point, the girl walked over to the victim and kicked him in the groin, causing him to fall again, according to the report.


Police said the teacher dispersed a group of students who had gathered around the victim, but then walked over to another part of the gymnasium and resumed teaching while the victim remained facedown on the floor. At that point several other boys walked over to the victim, and a 14-year-old boy grabbed his feet and dragged him across the gym floor. A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy then squatted over the victim and simulated obscene acts near his head.​

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Local teacher accused in bullying incident back in court

Gregg Mellinger is charged with endangering children. 19 Action News learned the defense and prosecutor are trying to work out a deal.

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Diversion hearing rescheduled for Parma substitute teacher accused of child endangering

The hearing for Gregg Mellinger, 49, of North Ridgeville, was scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed to Sept. 17 due to a scheduling conflict for defense attorney Ian Friedman ... The diversion program would allow Mellinger to complete a court-ordered sentence, such as community service, in lieu of jail time if he were convicted.

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Parma substitute teacher accused of child endangering has diversion hearing postponed again

The Parma substitute teacher who is accused of child endangering saw his diversion hearing postponed for a second time on Wednesday. Substitute teacher Gregg Mellinger, 49, of North Ridgeville, is accused of witnessing a Feb. 28 bullying incident at Parma Senior High School but not intervening to stop it, according to a police report ... Defense attorney Ian Friedman requested the continuance because he hasn't received documents he subpoenaed from the Parma schools and Mellinger's employer, staffing agency The Renhill Group.

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Parma substitute teacher's request for diversion program denied in child endangering case

In a ruling issued Friday, Judge Kenneth Spanagel denied [Gregg] Mellinger's request to be considered for the Parma Municipal Court's diversion program ... The city argued in a motion filed the same day that child endangering is considered a violent crime under Ohio law, and that the victim's family was opposed to Mellinger being admitted into the program.

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Parma substitute teacher surrenders teaching license: Best of the Beat

A Parma substitute teacher avoided trial in a child-endangering case by giving up his teaching license. Gregg Mellinger, 50, of North Ridgeville pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of endangering children. Mellinger was accused of witnessing a Feb. 28, 2014 bullying incident during a Parma Senior High School gym class but not intervening to stop it. Five students were also charged in connection to the incident. In addition to not being able to teach, Mellinger also entered a first-offender diversion program.​

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