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03-004094PL JIM HORNE, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION vs JOY L. BISHOP (2003)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 05, 2003

The issues are whether Respondent committed the acts alleged in the Administrative Complaint, and, if so, what penalty, if any, should Petitioner impose on Respondent's teaching certificate.Respondent, who plead guilty to aggravated assault upon a police officer, fleeing to evade a police officer, and being intoxicated in her classroom, should have her teaching certificate suspended for two years.

03-003160PL JIM HORNE, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION vs CARLOS A. TROCHE (2003)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 03, 2003

Whether Respondent violated Subsections 1012.795(1)(c), 1012.795(1)(f), and 1012.795(1)(i), Florida Statutes (2003), and Florida Administrative Code Rules 6B-1.006(3)(a), 6B- 1.006(3)(e), and 6B-1.006(5)(d), and, if so, what discipline should be imposed.Respondent made inappropriate sexual remarks to teachers and parents.

03-003165PL JIM HORNE, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION vs GREGORY ADAMS (2003)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 03, 2003

The issue in this case is whether Respondent, Gregory Adams, committed the offenses alleged in an Administrative Complaint issued by Petitioner, and dated February 20, 2003, and, if so, the penalty that should be imposed.Respondent violated Section 1012.795 (1)(c) and (i) and Florida Administrative Code Rule 6B-1.006 (3)(a) and (e) by using "combat tactics" to discipline a second grade student.

98-003085 JOHNNY YOUNG vs HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (1998)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 15, 1998

The issue for consideration in this case is whether Petitioner was discriminated against in employment by the Respondent because of a handicap, actual or perceived.Employee claiming unlawful discrimination based on handicap failed to show his disbarment from holding safety-sensitive positions was based on handicap or constituted unlawful discrimination.

02-002920PL CHARLIE CRIST, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION vs SUZANNE S. ELLIOTT (2002)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 22, 2002

Whether Respondent's educator's certificate should be subject to discipline for alleged attempts to persuade instructional staff members to change students' failing grades to higher passing grades without academic justification, for allegedly changing the grades of one or more students to higher grades without academic justification, and for allegedly "flagging" the grades of one or more students such that the grades would not count toward the students' grade point averages, in violation of Section 231.2615(1)(c), (f) and (h), Florida Statutes (2001), and Rule 6B-1.006(3)(a) and (d), (4)(b), and (5)(a) and (h), Florida Administrative Code.Department failed to demonstrate that Respondent intentionally changed student grades to make students eligible for athletics, but did prove lesser charges of insubordination and failure to follow school district policies.

97-003562 BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs CARLOS VELASQUEZ (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 05, 1997

Whether Respondent was a probationary employee, and if so, whether the Division of Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction to enter a recommended order on his dismissal from employment with Petitioner. If Respondent is entitled to an administrative hearing, whether Petitioner had just cause to terminate Respondent's employment.Teacher was a probationary employee. Not entitled to an administrative hearing on dismissal.

96-004588 BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs SOPHIE A. MULLINS (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 27, 1996

Whether Respondent is guilty of misconduct in office, immorality or committing a crime of moral turpitude. Whether just cause exists to dismiss Respondent from her employment as a member of the instructional staff of the Brevard County School District.Respondent is guilty of grand theft, a crime of moral turpitude, but Respondent is not guilty of misconduct in office. There is just cause to terminate. Mitigation was shown.

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