Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: CLAUDINE ETIENNE
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Feb. 01, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
Latest Update: Dec. 22, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 112-2412
CLAUDINE ETIENNE,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against CLAUDINE ETIENNE. 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
1, The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 845026, covering the areas
of English and Mathematics, which is valid through Jume 30, 2018.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an English Teacher
at Miami Springs High School in the Miami-Dade County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. On or about January 20, 2012, the Respondent failed to supervise and properly
protect the safety and well-being of students. A student released a smoke bomb filling the room
with smoke, C.E., a 16-year-old student with a known history of asthma, requested to Jeave the
room and indicated that she was having trouble breathing. Respondent denied C.E.’s request to
leave and additionally blocked the doorway. As a result the student required medical attention.
4, On or about February 17, 2012, as a result of the Respondent's conduct the
district issued a verbal reprimand.
CLAUDINE ETIENNE
Administrative Complaint
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The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT I: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)G), 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 2: 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 learning and/or to the student’s mental
health and/or physical health and/or safety.
COUNT 3: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A-
10,081(3)(€), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has intentionally exposed a
student to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement.
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
Comunission 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.
EXECUTED on this Lf th day of _ December 2014,
PAM STEWART, as
Comunissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-000591PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Dec. 06, 2016 |
Petitioner's Motion to Re-open Case filed. (DOAH CASE NO. 16-7187PL ESTABLISHED)
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May 31, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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May 27, 2016 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinqush Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Mar. 08, 2016 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for June 7, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Miami, FL).
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Mar. 08, 2016 |
Joint Motion for Continuance filed.
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Feb. 12, 2016 |
Respondent's Notice of Serving Responses to Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Feb. 11, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Feb. 11, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Feb. 11, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Feb. 10, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Feb. 10, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for April 4, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Feb. 05, 2016 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Feb. 02, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Feb. 01, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Feb. 01, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Feb. 01, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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