Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: RONALD MOLLET
Judges: LISA SHEARER NELSON
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Bonifay, Florida
Filed: Nov. 10, 2015
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, January 7, 2016.
Latest Update: Feb. 23, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 134-3154
RONALD EDWARD MOLLET,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewaft, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against RONALD EDWARD MOLLET. 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 6A-10.081, 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
L. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 483036, covering the areas
of Physical Education and Driver Education, which is valid through June 30, 2016.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Physical
Education Teacher at Holmes County High School in the Holmes County School District,
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. During February 2014, the Respondent used profanity in the school library, in the
presence of students.
4, During the 2013-2014 school year, the Respondent acted inappropriately towards
female students, his actions includes but is not limited to, requiring female students to bug him
before being allowed to leave the classroom and making an inappropriate comment to a student
regarding the size of her chest.
RONALD EDWARD MOLLET
Administrative Complaint
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The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: 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
effectiveness as an employee of the school board.
COUNT 2: — The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)qj), 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 6A-
10,081(3}(a), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to make reasonable
effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learming 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 6A-
10.081(3)(e), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has intentionally exposed a
student to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement.
(SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
RONALD EDWARD MOLLET
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 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
uthorized 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.
EXECUTED on this 4.3% day of Duly , 2015,
4, —Ltcerf
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 15-006281PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jan. 07, 2016 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jan. 07, 2016 |
Motion to Cancel Formal Hearing and to Close File filed.
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Jan. 05, 2016 |
Order to Show Cause.
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Jan. 05, 2016 |
Amendment to Petitioner's Alternative Motion to Compel Discovery filed.
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Jan. 05, 2016 |
Amendment to Petitioner's Motion to Deem Matters Admitted and for Remand to the Education Practices Commission filed.
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Jan. 04, 2016 |
Petitioner's Alternative Motion to Compel Discovery filed.
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Jan. 04, 2016 |
Petitioner's Motion to Deem Matters Admitted and for Remand to the Education Practices Commission filed.
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Dec. 02, 2015 |
Notice of Telephonic Pre-hearing Conference (set for January 4, 2016; 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time; 2:00 p.m., Central Time).
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Dec. 02, 2015 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Dec. 02, 2015 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for January 15, 2016; 9:00 a.m., Central Time; Bonifay, FL).
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Nov. 19, 2015 |
Petitioners Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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Nov. 12, 2015 |
Petitioners Request for Admissions filed.
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Nov. 12, 2015 |
Petitioners First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Nov. 12, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioners First Interrogatories to the Respondent filed.
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Nov. 12, 2015 |
Initial Order.
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Nov. 10, 2015 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Nov. 10, 2015 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Nov. 10, 2015 |
Agency referral filed.
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