Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: VERONICA BLUE
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Aug. 27, 2015
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, October 27, 2015.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
“PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
Vs. CASE NO. 123-2556
VERONICA WELLS BLUE,
Respondent,
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against VERONICA WELLS BLUE. 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 157267, covering the areas
of Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL), which was valid through June 30, 2014.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a First Grade
Teacher at Sea Castle Elementary School in the Broward County School District,
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. During the 2012/2013 school year, Respondent inappropriately and physically
disciplined her first grade students. Examples of Respondent’s conduct include but may not be
limited to:
(a) Respondent instructed J.P., a female, first grade student, to kick M.M., a male, first
grade student, after M.M. had done the same to J.P. Respondent then took M.M. into the
bathroom where she slapped him on the arm; and
VERONICA WELLS BLUE
Administrative Complaint
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__{b) on a regular basis, Respondent took misbehaving, first grade students into the
bathroom where she administered corporal punishment.
4, On or about May 30, 2013, Respondent’s teaching position with the District was
terminated as a result of her actions.
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(g), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has been found guilty of personal conduct which seriously reduces
effectiveness as an employee of the school board.
COUNT 2: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(), 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 3: 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 4: — 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)
VERONICA WELLS BLUE
Administrative Complaint
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WHEREFORE, based on the reasons set forth herein and in accordance with the
“Explanation OF Rights and Eléction “of Rights forms ‘attachéd ‘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
fo, 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 _/7 day of_Peemberc _, 2014.
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 15-004795PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Oct. 13, 2016 |
Petitioner's Motion to Re-Open Case filed. (DOAH CASE NO. 16-5934PL ESTABLISHED)
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Oct. 27, 2015 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Oct. 23, 2015 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Oct. 13, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Respondents First Interrogatories and Request for Production filed.
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Oct. 05, 2015 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for January 20 and 21, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Miami, FL).
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Oct. 05, 2015 |
Respondent's Notice of Service of Discovery Responses filed.
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Oct. 02, 2015 |
Notice of Correction filed.
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Oct. 02, 2015 |
Joint Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
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Sep. 11, 2015 |
Notice of Intent to Subpoena Non-party filed.
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Sep. 09, 2015 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Sep. 09, 2015 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 20, 2015; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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Sep. 03, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Sep. 03, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Sep. 03, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Sep. 03, 2015 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Aug. 27, 2015 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 27, 2015 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 27, 2015 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Aug. 27, 2015 |
Agency referral filed.
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