Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: GREGORY MOORE
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Filed: Oct. 23, 2015
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, January 8, 2016.
Latest Update: Feb. 27, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
VS. CASE NO. 134-2100
GREGORY STUART MOORE,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
etitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against’ GREGORY STUART MOORE. 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
L. The Respondent holds Florida Educator's Certificate 887903, covering the area of
English, which is valid through June 30, 2017.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Technology
Education Teacher at Hollywood Hills High School in the Broward County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3, On or about November 3, 2011, Respondent entered into a Last Chance
Agreement with the Broward County School Board, wherein Respondent agreed to be subjected
to random drug and alcohol tests. Respondent further agreed that “any further disciplinary action
or arrests relating to drugs and or alcohol use will result in termination” from his employment
with the district.
4, On or about December 9, 2013, while on duty and responsible for students,
Respondent submitted to an alcoho! and drug test and tested positive for alcohol.
GREGORY STUART MOORE
Administrative Complaint
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5. On or about January 23, 2014, as a result of the positive test result for alcohol
alleged in Paragraph 4 of this Administrative Complaint, the Broward County School District
terminated Respondent’s employment.
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)q), 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.
(SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
GREGORY STUART MOORE
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 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 _G __ day of _Pangh, , 2015,
Ld Lecce,
PAM STEWART, as =
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 15-006017PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jan. 08, 2016 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jan. 06, 2016 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Dec. 07, 2015 |
Respondent's Notice of Serving Answers to Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Dec. 07, 2015 |
Respondent's Notice of Serving Responses to Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Nov. 17, 2015 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for January 20, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes, FL).
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Nov. 16, 2015 |
Joint Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
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Nov. 09, 2015 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Nov. 09, 2015 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for December 10 and 11, 2015; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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Nov. 09, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Nov. 09, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Nov. 09, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Nov. 06, 2015 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Nov. 03, 2015 |
Respondent's Notice of Serving Discovery Requests to Petitioner filed.
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Oct. 26, 2015 |
Initial Order.
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Oct. 23, 2015 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 23, 2015 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Oct. 23, 2015 |
Agency referral filed.
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