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PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION vs RONALD JEAN, 19-000715PL (2019)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 19-000715PL Visitors: 6
Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: RONALD JEAN
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Feb. 11, 2019
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

Latest Update: Jun. 26, 2024
FROM: The Education Practices Commission TO: DOAH Clerk of Court RE: REDACTION OF CERTAIN LANGUAGE The Education Practices Commission reviewed and redacted certain verbiage within the document(s) included prior to transferring the case to DOAH so that individual student(s) information cannot be identified in accordance with Section 1002.221(1), Fla. Stat. (2018). STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, vs. CASE NO. 167-0586 RONALD JEAN, Respondent. / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against RONALD JEAN. 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 874574, covering the area of Biology, which is valid through June 30, 2020. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Science Teacher at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School in the Miami-Dade County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. Onor about rom oe Respondent failed to supervise students when he sat at his desk while two students, apr old and iil a: old physically fought each other in his classroom. Respondent allowed another student to separate the two fighting and did not call for assistance until after the fighting was over. RONALD JEAN Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 2 The Petitioner charges: STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)(j), 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(2(a)1, 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(2)(a)5, 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 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. EXECUTED on this bth day of Wl. , 2017. Aa teow PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education State of Florida

Docket for Case No: 19-000715PL
Issue Date Proceedings
Mar. 13, 2019 Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
Mar. 12, 2019 Motion to Cancel Hearing and Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
Feb. 21, 2019 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
Feb. 21, 2019 Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
Feb. 21, 2019 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
Feb. 20, 2019 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Feb. 20, 2019 Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for April 16, 2019; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
Feb. 19, 2019 Response to Initial Order filed.
Feb. 11, 2019 Initial Order.
Feb. 11, 2019 Election of Rights filed.
Feb. 11, 2019 Administrative Complaint filed.
Feb. 11, 2019 Agency referral filed.
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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