Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: MARLENE CABANAS-GUIDO
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Apr. 07, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, May 26, 2016.
Latest Update: Apr. 14, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
VS. CASE NO. 145-1712
MARLENE CABANAS-GUIDO,
Respondent,
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint agains) MARLENE CABANA-GUIDO. 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
i. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 727593, covering the areas
of Educational Leadership, English for Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) and Specific
Learning Disabilities, which is valid through June 30, 2016.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an ESOL Teacher
at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School in the Miami-Dade County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. During the 2012/2013 school year, Respondent solicited prescription drugs from
other teachers at school. On or about January 27, 2013, Respondent sent a text to J.B., a tenth
grade, female student, asking J.B. to get Respondent a prescription medication through J.B.’s
sister who is a nurse.
MARLENE CABANAS-GUIDO
Administrative Complaint
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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.
WHEREFORE, based on the reasons set forth herein and in accordance with the
Explanation of Rights and [lection 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 T= day of | October , 2015.
Lc,
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-001921PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
May 26, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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May 26, 2016 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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May 18, 2016 |
Respondent's Response to Petitioner's First Request for Admissions filed.
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May 18, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Respondent's Response to Petitioner's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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May 18, 2016 |
Respondent's Notice of Service of Answers to Interrogatories filed.
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Apr. 25, 2016 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for June 21, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Miami, FL).
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Apr. 25, 2016 |
Respondent's Unopposed Motion for Continuance filed.
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Apr. 22, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Interrogatories and Request for Production filed.
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Apr. 15, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Apr. 15, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for June 9, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Apr. 13, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Apr. 13, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Apr. 13, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Apr. 13, 2016 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Apr. 07, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Apr. 07, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Apr. 07, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Apr. 07, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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