Petitioner: JEANINE BLOMBERG, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: JOE CARRENARD
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: May 09, 2008
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, June 19, 2008.
Latest Update: Dec. 22, 2024
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JOE CARRENARD,
Respondent,
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Jcaninc Blomberg, as Commissioncr of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against JOE CARRENARD. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary sanction
of the Respondent’s educator’s certificate pursuant to Sections 1012.795 and 1012.796, 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 sct forth in Sections
1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7}, Florida Statutes.
The Petitioner alleges:
JURISDICTION
1. ‘lhe Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 705989, covering the area of
Mathematics, which is valid through June 30, 2008.
2. Atall times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Mathematics Teacher
at Miami Edison Middle School in the Miami-Dade County School District.
MATERIAL ALL ONS
3. On or about February 9, 2004, Respondent made inappropriate comments to J.M., a
thirteen-year-old, female student. Upon being told by J.M. that she had a torn lip, Respondent told
her it was because she had had “a big dick” in her mouth, or words to that cffcct, On or about
February 9, 2005, Respondent’s principal issued him a letter of reprimand and a set of directives as
a result of the incident.
JOE CARRENARD
Administrative Complaint
Page 2 of 3
The Petitioner charges:
STA VIO. ONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(c), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has been guilty of gross immorality or an act involving moral turpitude.
COUNT 2: — The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(), Florida Statutes, in
that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession
prescribed by State Board of Education rules.
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 health and/or safety.
COUNT 4; — The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B-
1.006(3)(e), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has intentionally exposed a student to
unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement.
COUNT 5: The allegations of misconduct set forth hercin are in violation of Rule 6B-
1.006(3)(g), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has harasscd or discriminated against
a student on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs,
marital status, handicapping condition, sexual orientation, or social and family background and shall
make rcasonable effort to assure that each student is protected from harassment or discrimination.
(SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
JOE CARRENARD
Administrative Complaint
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WHEREFORE, based on the reasons set forth herein and in accordance with the
Explanation of Rights and Election of Rights forms attached to and made a part of this
Administrative Complaint, Petitioner respectfully recommends that the Education Practices
Commission impose an appropriate sanction against (he Respondent’s educator’s certificate pursuant
to the authority provided in Sections 1012.795(1} and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes. The sanctions
imposed by the Education Practices Commission may include, but are not limited to, any one or a
combination of the following: issuing the Respondent a written reprimand; placing the Respondent
on probation for any period of time; restricting the Respondent’s authorized scope of practice;
assessing the Respondent an administrative fine; directing the Respondent to enroll in the Recovery
Network Program; suspending the Respondent’s educator’s certificate for a period of time not to
exceed five years; revoking the Respondent’s cducator’s certificate for a period of lime up to 10
years or permancntly; or barring the Respondent from reapplying for an educator’s certificate for a
period of time up to 10 years or permanently.
EXECUTED onthis Zl dayof C)Une _, 2007.
Jeancie
JEANINE BLOMBERG, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 08-002243PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jun. 19, 2008 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jun. 19, 2008 |
Motion for Continuance filed.
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Jun. 19, 2008 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Jun. 18, 2008 |
Respondent`s Notice of Service of Answers to Petitioner`s Request for Admissions filed.
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Jun. 18, 2008 |
Respondent`s Notice of Service of Answers to Petitioner`s Request for Production filed.
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Jun. 18, 2008 |
Notice of Service of Answers to Interrogatories filed.
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May 21, 2008 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner`s First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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May 21, 2008 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner`s Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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May 21, 2008 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner`s Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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May 20, 2008 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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May 20, 2008 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for July 11, 2008; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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May 14, 2008 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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May 13, 2008 |
Notice of Service of Interrogatories and Request for Production filed.
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May 09, 2008 |
Initial Order.
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May 09, 2008 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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May 09, 2008 |
Election of Rights filed.
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May 09, 2008 |
Letter to K. Richards from Agency`s General Counsel requesting administrative hearing and notification of counsel of record.
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May 09, 2008 |
Agency referral filed.
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