Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: May 10, 1978
Whether the Respondent should be dismissed as a member of the instructional staff, and from any further employment by the Petitioner for misconduct in violation of Sections 231.09(2), (3), (4) & (12) and 231.36(6), Florida Statutes. It was stipulated by the parties that depositions of the Respondent, Lisa Lineberry & Joe B. McCawley would be admitted into evidence (Exhibits 1-3). The stipulation was accepted. Petitioner moved to amend its Petition in the following respects and, there being no objection, the motion was granted: Paragraph I Strike "non-tenured" and insert therefor "continuing contract." Strike second sentence in its entirety. Paragraph II B - Amend to read as follows "In the instances of student Lineberry and student Wallace; Respondent Atkisson failed to seek or gain specific parental approval for the hypnosis sessions before undertaking the hypnosis sessions." Paragraph II C - Delete phrase "he does not have a license nor the authority to practice hypnotism."Respondent who used ethical hypnotism without permission on students should be transferred to another school.
