Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: JULIAN HARRELL
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: West Palm Beach, Florida
Filed: Oct. 23, 2015
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, December 22, 2015.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO, 123-0323
JULIAN RANDOLPH HARRELL,
Respondent,
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against JULIAN RANDOLPH HARRELL: The’ Pétitiowér 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 846415, covering the area of
Elementary Education, which is valid through June 30, 2018.
2, At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Fifth Grade
Teacher at Wynnebrook Elementary School in the Palm Beach County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. On or about April 20, 2012, Respondent was disciplining three fifth grade, mal
students when Respondent grabbed the students by the shirt or by the back of the neck and shook
them. Respondent’s conduct upset the three student victims.
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4. On or about April 23, 2012, as a result of Respondent’s conduct alleged in
paragraph 3 herein, the Palm Beach County School District (District) suspended Respondent
from his employment, with pay, and on or about July 16, 2012, Respondent was issued a written
reprimand.
JULIAN RANDOLPH HARRELL
Administrative Complaint
Page 2 of 3
5. On or about January 16, 2013, Respondent moved several second grade students
out of the line they were waiting in for lunch by pushing, grabbing or otherwise makin g physical
contact with the students. The student victims were upset by Respondent’s conduct,
6. On or about November 6, 2013, as a result of Respondent's conduct alleged in
paragraph 5 herein, the District suspended Respondent from his employment, without pay, for
five days.
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. Conductfor the ‘Education: ~
Profession prescribed by State Board of Education rales.
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)
JULIAN RANDOLPH HARRELL
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
ertificate 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 44" aay of December. 2014.
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 15-006018PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Dec. 22, 2015 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Dec. 18, 2015 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Dec. 16, 2015 |
Order to Show Cause.
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Dec. 14, 2015 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC in Absence of Disputed Material Facts filed.
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Dec. 11, 2015 |
Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
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Nov. 30, 2015 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for February 10, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; West Palm Beach, FL).
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Nov. 23, 2015 |
Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
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Nov. 16, 2015 |
Petitioners Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
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Nov. 10, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioners First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Nov. 10, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioners Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Nov. 10, 2015 |
Notice of Service of Petitioners Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Nov. 09, 2015 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Nov. 09, 2015 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 2, 2015; 9:00 a.m.; West Palm Beach and Tallahassee, FL).
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Nov. 06, 2015 |
Joint Response to Initial Order 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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