D4 - FIM Le Pl STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION ,.,, ar P20CT HT AMIE by CHARLIE CRIST, as Commissioner of Education, : . Petitioner, vs. CASE NO. 001-1396-V ELENA Z. PERAZA, Respondent. ! ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Charlie Crist, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against ELENA Z. PERAZA. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary sanction of the Respondent’s educator's certificate pursuant to Sections 231.262 and 231.2615, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to Rule 6B-1.006, Florida Administrative Code, Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida, said sanctions specifically set forth in Sections 231.262(6) and 231.2615(1), Florida Statutes. The Petitioner alleges: JURISDICTION 1. The Respondent holds Florida educator’s certificate 748486, covering the area of Business Education, which is valid through June 30, 2003. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Junior ROTC Instructor at Miami Jackson Senior High School, in the Miami-Dade County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. Onor about November 6, 2000, the Respondent behaved inappropriately with another educator. The Respondent harassed and unreasonably interfered with the educator’s teaching of her class and created a hostile and abusive environment in the educator’s classroom. The Respondent entered Carol Regina Jones’ classroom at Charles R. Drew Middle School, which caused Ms. Jones to have to discontinue teaching her class. The Respondent then used profanity and/or threatened Ms. Jones in the presence of Ms. Jones’ students. The Respondent also violated district rules by not signing in at the office of Ms. Jones’ school. 4, On or about January 12, 2001, the Respondent received a written reprimand for the incident. ELENA Z. PERAZA Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 2 STATUTORY VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Section 231.2615(1)(c), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been guilty of gross immorality or an act involving moral turpitude. COUNT 2: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Section 231.2615(1)(i), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida prescribed by State Board of Education. RULE VIOLATIONS COUNT 3: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B- 1,006(3)(a), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning and/or to the student’s mental health and/or . physical safety. COUNT 4: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B- 1.006(5)(d), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has engaged in harassment or discriminatory conduct which unreasonably interfered with an individual's performance of professional or work responsibilities or with the orderly processes of education or which created a hostile, intimidating. abusive. offensive, or oppressive environment and further failed to make reasonable effort to assure that each individual was protected from such harassment or discrimination. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner recommends that the Education Practices Commission impose an appropriate penalty pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 231.262(7) and 231 .2615(1), Florida Statutes, which penalty may include a reprimand, probation, restriction of the authorized scope of practice, administrative fine, suspension of the teaching certificate not to exceed three years, permanent revocation of the teaching certificate, or combination thereof, for the reasons set forth herein, and in accordance with the Explanation and Election of Rights forms which are attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference. EXECUTED on this SE wort MAY 2002. Charlie Crist, as Commissioner of Education, State of Florida

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