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10-008012 ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs WILLIAM DALE KITE (2010)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 19, 2010

The issue for determination is whether Mr. Kite ingested cocaine subsequent to his entry into a Return to Work Agreement with the Escambia County School Board on or about August 17, 2009. For the reasons explained more fully below, Mr. Kite should be reinstated to his position.Respondent did not violate the terms of his Return to Work Agreement and should be reinstated to his teaching position with back pay and benefits.

08-001202 MARGARET BENSON, REBA DAVIS, DEBORAH ELLEARD, DEBORAH GREGORY, IDA LANIER, PHYLLIS MALONE, VICKI OUTZEN AND JANET TAYLOR vs ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (2008)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Mar. 10, 2008

The issue is whether Respondent properly considered prior teaching experience when calculating an appropriate salary for Petitioners.Petitioners claimed their salaries should be computed using all of their experience teaching in out-of-state school districts. Held: out-of-state experience counts the same as in-state experience when computing teachers` salaries.

09-003952TTS ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs ERICA ADAMS-BROWN (2009)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 23, 2009

The consolidated cases present two issues for resolution. For both Respondents, Erica Adams-Brown and Joe Nathan King, the issue presented is whether they should remain suspended without pay pending the disposition of criminal charges that are disqualifying offenses under Section 1012.315, Florida Statutes. The second issue, relating only to Respondent Joe Nathan King, is whether there is just cause for his suspension without pay for five days based upon allegations of misconduct.The School Board acted properly in suspending Respondents from their teaching positions without pay pending the outcome of criminal charges, and suspending one Respondent five days for striking a minor.

09-003953TTS ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs JOE NATHAN KING (2009)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 23, 2009

The consolidated cases present two issues for resolution. For both Respondents, Erica Adams-Brown and Joe Nathan King, the issue presented is whether they should remain suspended without pay pending the disposition of criminal charges that are disqualifying offenses under Section 1012.315, Florida Statutes. The second issue, relating only to Respondent Joe Nathan King, is whether there is just cause for his suspension without pay for five days based upon allegations of misconduct.The School Board acted properly in suspending Respondents from their teaching positions without pay pending the outcome of criminal charges, and suspending one Respondent five days for striking a minor.

09-004998TTS ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs JOE NATHAN KING (2009)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 14, 2009

The consolidated cases present two issues for resolution. For both Respondents, Erica Adams-Brown and Joe Nathan King, the issue presented is whether they should remain suspended without pay pending the disposition of criminal charges that are disqualifying offenses under Section 1012.315, Florida Statutes. The second issue, relating only to Respondent Joe Nathan King, is whether there is just cause for his suspension without pay for five days based upon allegations of misconduct.The School Board acted properly in suspending Respondents from their teaching positions without pay pending the outcome of criminal charges, and suspending one Respondent five days for striking a minor.

08-003630TTS OKALOOSA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs JEROME MCINTOSH (2008)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 24, 2008

: The issue to be resolved in this matter concerns whether the Okaloosa County School Board (Board) (District) (Petitioner) has just cause to terminate the Respondent's employment as a tenured classroom teacher with a professional services contract (PSC) within the meaning of Section 1012.33(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2007), for alleged misconduct in office.Petitioner failed to adduce pursuasive evidence that Respondent committed misconduct in office. Photos viewed on school computer were not pornogrpahic while off-duty, and the objectionable web-site was a private matter; and no proof that he created it.

08-004231 ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs ANNIE ENGLISH (2008)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 27, 2008

The issue is whether there was just cause for the termination of Respondent's employment with the Escambia County School Board as a food-service worker.Respondent educational support employee prevaricated on her post-hiring medical history questionnaire. Pursuant to the applicable collective bargaining agreement, it was proper to terminate her employment.

08-003220 ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs LULA WILLIAMS (2008)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 07, 2008

The issue is whether Petitioner has just cause to terminate the employment of Respondent as a school bus driver.Respondent proved that it had just cause to terminate Petitioner`s employment as a bus driver because she left a child on a bus with no supervision on two occasions.

07-005044TTS ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs ANDREW MARDESICH (2007)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 01, 2007

The issue is whether just cause exists to terminate the employment of Respondent with the Escambia County School Board (School District or School Board).Respondent did not personally engage in a scheme to falsify School District records concerning non-District-owned vehicles. Accordingly, his employment termination should be rescinded and pay awarded.

06-004028 ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs JACKIE FOWLER (2006)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Oct. 16, 2006

The issue in this proceeding is whether Respondent's termination should be upheld.The evidence did not show that Respondent filed a fraudulent workers` compensation claim.

Joseph L Hammons