Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Mar. 28, 1994
The issue in this case is whether the Petitioner, the School Board of Pinellas County, should dismiss the Respondent, James Ray, from his employment as a drama teacher on annual contract on charges: (1) that on February 10, 1994, rather than contact a school administrator to report the incident, he allowed two high school students to take a third, who was inebriated to the point of being incapacitated, home from school; and (2) that on February 11, 1994, he allowed the two students to show a videotape they had made of the inebriated student the previous day which contained denigrating and humiliating scenes of several students physically abusing the inebriated student.Teacher let two students take drunken student home. Did not inform parents or administration. Allowed video of drunk student. Recommended Order just cause dismissal
