Petitioner: CHARLIE CRIST, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: ELENA Z. PERAZA
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Oct. 11, 2002
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, December 5, 2002.
Latest Update: Oct. 31, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION ,.,, ar
P20CT HT AMIE by
CHARLIE CRIST, as
Commissioner of Education, : .
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 001-1396-V
ELENA Z. PERAZA,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Charlie Crist, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint
against ELENA Z. PERAZA. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary sanction of the
Respondent’s educator's certificate pursuant to Sections 231.262 and 231.2615, Florida Statutes, and
pursuant to Rule 6B-1.006, Florida Administrative Code, Principles of Professional Conduct for the
Education Profession in Florida, said sanctions specifically set forth in Sections 231.262(6) and
231.2615(1), Florida Statutes.
The Petitioner alleges:
JURISDICTION
1. The Respondent holds Florida educator’s certificate 748486, covering the area of
Business Education, which is valid through June 30, 2003.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Junior ROTC
Instructor at Miami Jackson Senior High School, in the Miami-Dade County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. Onor about November 6, 2000, the Respondent behaved inappropriately with another
educator. The Respondent harassed and unreasonably interfered with the educator’s teaching of her
class and created a hostile and abusive environment in the educator’s classroom. The Respondent
entered Carol Regina Jones’ classroom at Charles R. Drew Middle School, which caused Ms. Jones
to have to discontinue teaching her class. The Respondent then used profanity and/or threatened Ms.
Jones in the presence of Ms. Jones’ students. The Respondent also violated district rules by not
signing in at the office of Ms. Jones’ school.
4, On or about January 12, 2001, the Respondent received a written reprimand for the
incident.
ELENA Z. PERAZA
Administrative Complaint
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STATUTORY VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Section
231.2615(1)(c), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been guilty of gross immorality or an act
involving moral turpitude.
COUNT 2: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Section
231.2615(1)(i), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida prescribed by State Board of Education.
RULE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 3: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B-
1,006(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 safety.
COUNT 4: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B-
1.006(5)(d), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has engaged in harassment or
discriminatory conduct which unreasonably interfered with an individual's performance of
professional or work responsibilities or with the orderly processes of education or which created a
hostile, intimidating. abusive. offensive, or oppressive environment and further failed to make
reasonable effort to assure that each individual was protected from such harassment or
discrimination.
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner recommends that the Education Practices Commission impose
an appropriate penalty pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 231.262(7) and 231 .2615(1),
Florida Statutes, which penalty may include a reprimand, probation, restriction of the authorized
scope of practice, administrative fine, suspension of the teaching certificate not to exceed three years,
permanent revocation of the teaching certificate, or combination thereof, for the reasons set forth
herein, and in accordance with the Explanation and Election of Rights forms which are attached
hereto and made a part hereof by reference.
EXECUTED on this SE wort MAY 2002.
Charlie Crist, as
Commissioner of Education,
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 02-003946PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Dec. 05, 2002 |
Order Closing File issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Dec. 04, 2002 |
Joint Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Nov. 04, 2002 |
Respondent`s Response to Initial Order (filed via facsimile).
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Oct. 30, 2002 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by Respondent via facsimile).
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Oct. 28, 2002 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions issued.
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Oct. 28, 2002 |
Notice of Hearing issued (hearing set for December 19, 2002; 9:30 a.m.; Miami, FL).
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Oct. 22, 2002 |
Response to Initial Order (filed Petitioner via facsimile).
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Oct. 14, 2002 |
Initial Order issued.
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Oct. 11, 2002 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 11, 2002 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Oct. 11, 2002 |
Agency referral filed.
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