STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, vs. CASE NO. 112-3096 MARGARET MARY LOVE, Respondent. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint agains) MARGARET MARY LOVE. 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 353673, covering the areas of Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), which is valid through June 30, 2018. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Kindergarten Teacher at David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center in the Miami-Dade County Schoo! District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. During the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years, the Respondent displayed inappropriate conduct towards her co-teachers and her kindergarten students. The Respondent yelled at, disparaged, intimidated, and overly controlled students. This created an environment of intimidation and fear in the students and co-teachers in the classroom, impeding learning. Specifically, the very limited examples included, but were not limited to, the Respondent: (a) would scream at students to “shut up,” or words to that effect; MARGARET MARY LOVE Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 3 (6) told a student she was “oozing for a bruising,” or words to that effect; (c) yelled at students when their answers were wrong; (d) ridiculed children; and (e) excluded misbehaving children, by placing them by the sink for entire lessons. 4, As a result of a the Respondent’s inappropriate conduct, parents requested their child be removed from her classroom. The Petitioner charges: STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1; 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 2: 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 3: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A- 10.081(3)(b), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has unreasonably restrained a student from independent action in pursuit of learning. 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) MARGARET MARY LOVE 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 44" day of December __, 2014. PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education State of Florida

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