Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: KAREN CORCORAN
Judges: E. GARY EARLY
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Pensacola, Florida
Filed: Aug. 15, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, October 3, 2016.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
VS, CASE NO. 145-3200
KAREN CORCORAN,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against KAREN CORCORAN. 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
Ll. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 748238, covering the areas
of Social Science, Sociology, Gifted and Occupational Specialist, which ts valid through June
30, 2017.
2, Atall times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Social Science
Teacher at Escambia High School in the Escambia County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. On or about October 22, 2014, Respondent gave her district-issued username and
password to several students, including, but not limited to, J.C., an eleventh grade student, so that
said student(s) could assist Respondent in entering attendance into the district database, in so
doing, Respondent gave J.C. access to confidential student information, including, but not
limited to, students’ grades and attendance records. Thereafier, J.C.-—using Respondent’s
username and password-—changed students’ grades.
KAREN CORCORAN
Administrative Compiaint
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The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT I: The Respondent is in violation of section 10/2.795(1)(j), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education
Profession preseribed 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.
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 (A day of TYyavew 2016.
AMS
Commissi
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-004595PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Oct. 03, 2016 |
Order Relinquishing Jurisdiction Without Prejudice and Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Sep. 29, 2016 |
Amended Motion to Cancel Formal Hearing, Close File and for Remand to the Education Practices Commission filed.
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Sep. 29, 2016 |
Motion to Cancel Formal Hearing, Close File and for Remand to the Education Practices Commission filed.
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Aug. 30, 2016 |
Respondent's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Aug. 30, 2016 |
Rrespondent's Notice of Service of Ffirst Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner filed.
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Aug. 23, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Aug. 23, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for October 20, 2016; 9:00 a.m., Central Time; Pensacola and Tallahassee, FL).
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Aug. 23, 2016 |
Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Aug. 23, 2016 |
Petitioner's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Aug. 23, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Interrogatories to the Respondent filed.
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Aug. 23, 2016 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Aug. 22, 2016 |
Notice of Appearance of Counsel for Respondent filed.
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Aug. 22, 2016 |
Notice of Appearance of Counsel for Petitioner (J. David Holder) filed.
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Aug. 22, 2016 |
Petitioner's letter to Judge Early filed.
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Aug. 16, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 15, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 15, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Aug. 15, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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