Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Jul. 30, 2013
The issue is whether Petitioner, the Duval County School Board, may terminate Respondent's employment as an instructional employee based upon the conduct alleged in the letter titled "Notice of Termination of Employment Contract and Immediate Suspension Without Pay" (the "Notice") from Superintendent of Schools Nikolai P. Vitti to Respondent dated June 28, 2013.School Board proved that Respondent acted beyond his authority in awarding teachers continuing education credit for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses, but did not prove that Respondent falsified records.