— — Ui. ZSCF STATE OF FLORIDA "fear EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION 0? SEP or pry SM Pit JIM HORNE, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, ys. CASE NO. 001-1802-R MICHAEL ALTEE, Respondent. / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Jim Horne, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against MICHAEL ALTEE. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary sanction of the Respondent’s educator’s certificate pursuant to Sections 1012.795 and 1012.796, 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 1012.795(1) and 1012.795(7), Florida Statutes. The Petitioner alleges: JURISDICTION 1. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 673095, covering the areas of History and Middle Grades, which is valid through June 30, 2007. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Social Studies Teacher at Sandalwood High School, in the Duval School District. MICHAEL ALTEE Administrative Complaint 2 of 3 MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. During the 2000-2001 school year, Respondent made inappropriate, derogatory or unwelcome remarks, comments or jokes to students in the presence of their classmates. In addition to referring to the students in general as “stupid” or “losers,” Respondent’s comments also put down females and challenged male students’ sexuality. Respondent’s inappropriate comments include the following or words to the same effect. A. Respondent told E.C., a 16-year-old, female student, “You can’t afford to have your buttocks get any bigger.” B. Respondent told E.C., “Why don’t you (E.C.) bend me over and spank me.” C. Respondent told M.H., a 16-year-old, female student that her “brother was the brains and she was the beauty.” Dz. Respondent called J.A., a female student, a “stripper.” On or about September 9, 2001, the school district issued Respondent a letter of reprimand. STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(i), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession prescribed by State Board of Education mules. RULE VIOLATIONS COUNT 2: 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 health and/or safety. COUNT 3: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B- 1.006(3)(e), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has intentionally exposed a student to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement. — ‘~e MICHAEL ALTEE Administrative Complaint 3 of 3 WHEREFORE, the Petitioner recommends that the Education Practices Commission impose an appropriate penalty pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), 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 7 dayoof Mane , 2003. ORNE, as issioner of Education State of Florida

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