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PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION vs MACKINLEY ROLLE, 14-003036PL (2014)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 14-003036PL Visitors: 16
Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: MACKINLEY ROLLE
Judges: LAWRENCE P. STEVENSON
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Inverness, Florida
Filed: Jun. 30, 2014
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, August 12, 2014.

Latest Update: Feb. 12, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, ¥S. CASE NO. 112-1952 MACKINLEY ROLLE, Respondent. / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against MACKINLEY ROLLE. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary sanction of the Respondent’s educator’s certificate pursuantto Sections 1012.315, 1012.795, and 1 012.796, 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 1158714, covering the area of Physical Education, which is valid through June 30, 2014. 2, At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Health Teacher at Lecanto High School in the Citrus County School District, MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3, On or about January 11, 2012, the Respondent engaged in a physical altercation with B.B., a. tenth grade sixteen-year-old student, The Respondent grabbed B.B. and pushed him against the wail in the school cafeteria. 4, On or about January 20, 201 2, as a result of the conduct all eged herein, the Citrus County School Board Suspended the Respondent’s employment for ten (10) days without pay. MACKINLEY ROLLE Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 3 5. On or about December 6, 2013, Respondent confiscated student H.A.’s cell phone and allowed student B.W. to read H.A.’s personal text messages aloud to the class. 6, On or about December } 1, 2013, the Citrus County School Board administratively reassigned Respondent to the District Office, On or about January 8, 2014, Respondent resigned from his position with the Citrus County School Board. The Petitioner charges: STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(d), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been guilty of gross immorality or an act involving moral turpitude as defined by rule of the State Board of Education. COUNT 2: — The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(g2), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been found guilty of personal conduct which seriously reduces his effectiveness as an employee of the school board, COUNT 3: — 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 4: 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. COUNT 5: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A- 10.081(3)e), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has intentionally exposed a student to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement. (SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE) ACKINLEY ROLLE Administrative Complaint Page 3 of 3 WHEREFORE, based on the reasons set forth herein and in accordance with the Explanation of Rights and Election of Ri ghts 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 1 012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes. The sanctions imposed by the Education Practices Commission may include, but are not limited to, any one ora 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 ineli gible for certification; or barring the Respondent from reapplying for an educator’s certificate for a period of time up to 10 years or permanently, _ _o ‘ EXECUTED on this ZU day of Felo 2eineey 2014, PAM STEWART, as Commiissioner of Education State of Florida

Docket for Case No: 14-003036PL
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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