Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Apr. 14, 2005
Whether Respondent, Beatrice Yazbeck, a guidance counselor under contract with Petitioner, Orange County School Board, violated an express work rule of Petitioner's Management Directive A-9; and whether Respondent violated Florida Administrative Code Rule 6B-1.006(5)(d) and (e), by committing misconduct in office; and, if so, whether any such offense provides just cause for discipline up to, and including, dismissal of Respondent pursuant to Subsection 1012.33(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2004).Respondent is guilty of violating the work rule and the Principles of Professional Conduct, as well as misconduct in the office by writing an e-mail containing anti-racial and anti-gay comments, which was transmitted on School Board equipment.