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GERARD ROBINSON, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION vs BRYAN JOSEPH TAYLOR, 12-002601PL (2012)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 12-002601PL Visitors: 24
Petitioner: GERARD ROBINSON, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: BRYAN JOSEPH TAYLOR
Judges: JOHN G. VAN LANINGHAM
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Filed: Aug. 06, 2012
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION GERARD ROBINSON, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, vs. CASE NO. 104-2239 BRYAN JOSEPH TAYLOR, Respondent. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Gerard Robinson, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against BRYAN JOSEPH TAYLOR. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary sanction of the Respondent’s educator’s certificate pursuant to Sections 1012.315, 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 set forth in Sections 1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes. ~The Petitioner alleges: JURISDICTION 1. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 965041, covering the area of English, which is valid through June 30, 2015. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an English Teacher at Hollywood Hills High School in the Broward County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3, On or about February 8, 2011, in Broward County, Florida, Respondent was using his personal laptop computer in class and projected nude photographs of himself onto the whiteboard. Respondent’s students viewed the nude photographs of Respondent. 4. During the 2010-2011 school year, Respondent accessed the pornographic website www.gayfuckdating.com on his school-issued laptop computer. 5. During the 2010-2011 school year, the School District of Broward County Filed August 6, 2012 11:54 AM Division of Administrative Hearings BRYAN JOSEPH TAYLOR Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 3 discovered that Respondent had stored numerous pornographic photographs, including nude photographs of Respondent, on Respondent’s school-issued laptop computer. The Petitioner charges: STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(d), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been guilty of gross immorality or an act involving moral turpitude as defined by rule of the State Board of Education. COUNT 2: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)}(g), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been found guilty of personal conduct which seriously reduces his effectiveness as an employee of the school board. COUNT 3: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)Q), 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 I: 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. (SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE) BRYAN JOSEPH TAYLOR Administrative. Complaint Page 3 of 3 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 the 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 educator’s certificate for a period of time up to 10 years or permanently; determining the Respondent to be ineligible for certification; or barring the “Respondent from reapplying for an educator’s certificate for a period of time up to 10 years or permanently. t fee Fal EXECUTED on this }QTM day of FLUO. 20 VL, GERARD ROBINSON, as Commissioner of Education State of Florida

Docket for Case No: 12-002601PL
Issue Date Proceedings
Sep. 26, 2012 Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
Sep. 25, 2012 Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
Aug. 20, 2012 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
Aug. 20, 2012 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
Aug. 20, 2012 Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
Aug. 15, 2012 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Aug. 15, 2012 Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for October 4, 2012; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
Aug. 14, 2012 Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
Aug. 06, 2012 Initial Order.
Aug. 06, 2012 Election of Rights filed.
Aug. 06, 2012 Agency referral filed.
Aug. 06, 2012 Letter to K. Richards from Agency`s General Counsel requesting administrative hearing and notification of counsel of record.
Aug. 06, 2012 Administrative Complaint filed.
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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