Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: ALAIN SANON
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Feb. 01, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, February 24, 2016.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 134-2010
ALAIN SANON,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against ALAIN SANON. 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 1010405, covering the area
of Mathematics, which is valid through June 30, 2019.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an Intensive Math
Teacher at John F, Kennedy Middle School in the Miami-Dade County School Disirict,
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3, On or about August 27, 2013, Respondent addressed N.R., a twelve year old,
male student, as “gay” and told NLR. that, “this is a no homo class, “ or words to that effect,
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: 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
ALAIN SANON
Administrative Complaint
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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)(e), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has intentionally exposed a
student to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement.
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;
piacing 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 (Harel. , 2015.
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-000590PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Oct. 13, 2016 |
Petitioner's Motion to Re-Open Case filed. (DOAH CASE NO. 16-5935PL ESTABLISHED)
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Feb. 24, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Feb. 24, 2016 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Feb. 12, 2016 |
Respondent's Notice of Serving Responses to Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Feb. 10, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Feb. 10, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Feb. 10, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Feb. 08, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for March 4, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Feb. 08, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Feb. 05, 2016 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Feb. 02, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Feb. 01, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Feb. 01, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Feb. 01, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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