Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Nov. 02, 2001
Petitioner University of Florida seeks to terminate Respondent, pursuant to Rules 6C1-1.007, 6C1-1.008, 6C1-7.018, and 6C1-7.048, Florida Administrative Code, for conduct alleged as follows: Abusing the faculty member-student relationship; Fostering, by example, an environment in which substance abuse is promoted to students whom Respondent supervises; Creating a hostile learning environment; and Retaliation in the course of a sexual harassment investigation.Professor`s repeated misbehaviors with marijuana, tequila, and a one-time indiscretion with a female graduate offended multiple university rules and subjected him to termination.