Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: WILLIAM O'STEEN
Judges: LISA SHEARER NELSON
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Gainesville, Florida
Filed: Apr. 21, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, May 23, 2016.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
Vs. CASE NO, 134-3350
WILLIAM O’STEEN,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against WILLIAM O’STEEN. 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 1184459, covering the areas
of Social Science and Business Education, which was valid through June 30, 2015.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Social Studies
Teacher and Baseball Coach at Bell High School in the Gilchrist County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. During the 2013-2014 school year, the Respondent discussed inappropriate topics
and content with 11" grade female student S.M. when he told a student about a dream he had.
The Respondent told the student the dream was a sex dream and gave the student details which
included inappropriate sexual content.
WILLIAM O’STEEN
Administrative Complaint
Page 2 of 3
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.
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)
WILLIAM O’STEEN
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, amy 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 26% day of Ay gust 2015.
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PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State. of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-002267PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
May 23, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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May 23, 2016 |
Unopposed Motion to Close File and Relinquish Jurisdiction to the Education Practices Commission filed.
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May 04, 2016 |
Certificate of Service of Discovery filed.
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May 03, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for June 27, 2016; 9:30 a.m.; Gainesville and Tallahassee, FL).
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May 03, 2016 |
Notice of Telephonic Pre-hearing Conference (set for June 13, 2016; 10:00 a.m.).
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May 03, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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May 02, 2016 |
Petitioner's Amended Response to Initial Order filed.
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Apr. 27, 2016 |
Petitioner's Response to Initial Order filed.
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Apr. 21, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Apr. 21, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Apr. 21, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Apr. 21, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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