The issue for determination is whether Respondent should be terminated from employment with Petitioner for abandonment of position.Petitioner demonstrated that Respondent abandoned her position. Recommend termination of employment.
993 So. 2d 521 (2008) PETTWAY v. STATE. No. 1D08-4974. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. November 14, 2008. Decision without published opinion. Dismissed.
In an Administrative Complaint dated January 8, 2010, the Superintendent of Broward County Schools gave notice of his intent to recommend that the Broward County School Board terminate the employment of a teacher, Alexandra Kralik. In a letter dated January 25, 2010, Kralik timely requested an administrative hearing. The request was referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) on February 9, 2010. The case was assigned to Administrative Law Judge John G. Van Laningham who set the case for hearing on April 2, 2010. On March 8, 2010, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Reset Final Hearing and the case was re-scheduled for June 1, 2010.Evidence consisting primarily of testimony of a 5-year-old alleged victim and 6-year-old classmate is insufficient to prove that kindergarten teacher used physical force to place crying/disruptive child in chair for timeout.
Whether Respondent committed the violations alleged in the Administrative Complaint, and, if so, what disciplinary action should be taken against him.School Board established that it had just cause to terminate teacher who engaged in inappropriate physical conduct with two 14-year-old students.
The issue for determination is whether Respondent should be suspended, with or without pay, and terminated from employment with Petitioner for the offenses set forth in the Administrative Complaint.Petitioner demonstrated that Respondent committed misconduct in office and gross insubordination. Recommend penalty of six-month suspension and enrollment in professional skills enhancement programs.
Whether the Respondent committed the violations alleged in the Administrative Complaint issued February 17, 2005, and, if so, the penalty that should be imposed.Petitioner proved by clear and convincing evidence that Respondent exposed students to potential embarrassment and failed to protect them from potential harm to learning and mental health. Recommend two years` probation.
The issues in this proceeding are whether Respondent should be subject to discipline as a result of the violations of section 1012.795(1)(j), Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Code Rule 6A-10.081(2)(c)1. and 8., alleged in the Administrative Complaint and, if so, what is the appropriate sanction for those violations.Petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that Respondent submitted a false workers' compensation claim and that her educator's certificate should be suspended.
