Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: HOLLY BAMONTE
Judges: YOLONDA Y. GREEN
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Pensacola, Florida
Filed: Aug. 29, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, November 18, 2016.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 145-3079
HOLLY ANN BAMONTE,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT.
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against HOLLY ANN BAMONTE. 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 838356, covering the area of
Elementary Education, which is valid through June 30, 2018.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Fourth Grade
Teacher at Bellview Elementary Schoo! in the Escambia County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. During the 2013/2014 school year, Respondent provided alcoho] to minor, high
school students in her home and/or purchased alcoho! for students. Respondent allowed students
to consume alcoho! in her presence and Respondent personally consumed alcoho! in the presence
of students.
4, On or about August 8, 2014, Respondent was charged with one count of
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. On or about August 29, 2014, Respondent pled no
contest to the charge and the court withheld adjudication of guilt.
HOLLY ANN BAMONTE
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)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 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 learning and/or to the student’s mental
health and/or physical health and/or safety. :
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 ot 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
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 (G'day of Fupmacwa 2016.
f 1,
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-004969PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Nov. 18, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Nov. 18, 2016 |
Motion to Cancel Formal Hearing, Close File and for Remand to the Education Practices Commission filed.
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Oct. 27, 2016 |
Petitioner's Notice of Taking Depositions filed.
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Oct. 19, 2016 |
Petitioner's Notice of Request to Depose Witnesses filed.
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Oct. 17, 2016 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 5, 2016; 9:00 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola and Tallahassee, FL; amended as to ).
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Oct. 17, 2016 |
Petitioner's Renewed and Clarified Unopposed Motion for Continuance filed.
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Oct. 14, 2016 |
Order Denying Continuance of Final Hearing.
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Oct. 14, 2016 |
Petitioner's Unopposed Motion for Continuance filed.
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Oct. 13, 2016 |
Notice of Transfer.
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Oct. 04, 2016 |
Amended Notice of Taking Respondent's Deposition filed.
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Sep. 26, 2016 |
Notice of Taking Respondent's Deposition filed.
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Sep. 07, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Sep. 07, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for November 2, 2016; 9:00 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola and Tallahassee, FL).
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Sep. 06, 2016 |
Petitioner's Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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Aug. 30, 2016 |
Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Aug. 30, 2016 |
Petitioner's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Aug. 30, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Interrogatories to the Respondent filed.
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Aug. 29, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 29, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 29, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Aug. 29, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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