Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: PRISCILLA PARRIS
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Sep. 26, 2017
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, January 9, 2018.
Latest Update: Jan. 22, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
VS. CASE NO. 145-2444
PRISCILLA ANN PARRIS,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against PRISCILLA ANN PARRIS. 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 533567, covering the areas
of Elementary Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (“ESOL”) and Business
Education, which is valid through June 30, 2020.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Second Grade
Teacher at Henry E.S. Reeves Elementary School in the Miami-Dade County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. In or around December 2014, Respondent inappropriately physically disciplined
students in her classroom. This conduct includes, but is not limited to, an incident on or about
December 18, 2014, when Respondent inappropriately physically disciplined D.J.B., a second-
grade student, by grabbing his upper-chest and/or neck.
PRISCILLA ANN PARRIS
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 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.
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 fime 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 \\" day of_Apry\ 2016.
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 17-005374PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jan. 10, 2018 |
Transmittal letter from Claudia Llado forwarding Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits to Petitioner.
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Jan. 09, 2018 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Jan. 09, 2018 |
CASE STATUS: Hearing Held. |
Jan. 08, 2018 |
Respondent's Exhibit List filed.
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Jan. 08, 2018 |
Respondent's Witness List filed.
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Jan. 05, 2018 |
Notice of Scheduling Court Reporter filed.
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Jan. 04, 2018 |
Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing). |
Jan. 03, 2018 |
Petitioner's Notice of Filing of Proposed Exhibits filed.
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Dec. 29, 2017 |
Petitioner's Prehearing Statement filed.
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Nov. 08, 2017 |
Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for January 9, 2018; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Nov. 08, 2017 |
Order Granting Motion to Amend Administrative Complaint
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Nov. 07, 2017 |
Petitioner's Motion to Amend Administrative Complaint and Joint Motion to Continue filed.
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Oct. 18, 2017 |
Respondent's Notice of Serving Responses to Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Oct. 09, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 09, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 04, 2017 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 04, 2017 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for November 27, 2017; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 03, 2017 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Sep. 26, 2017 |
Initial Order.
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Sep. 26, 2017 |
Notice of Appearance (Mark Herdman).
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Sep. 26, 2017 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Sep. 26, 2017 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Sep. 26, 2017 |
Agency referral filed.
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