STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, VS. CASE NO. 123-2164 CHRISTOPHER CASEY CUNNINGHAM, Respondent. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissidner’ of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against CHRISTOPHER CASEY CUNNINGHAM. 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 Cade, 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 798598, covering the areas of English, Health, Physical Education, and Social Science, which is valid through June 30, 2015. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a History Teacher at Western High School in the Broward County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. In or around the 2011-2012 school year, Respondent inappropriately communicated with female students over social media. Respondent’s communications included, but were not limited to, messaging students late at night, commenting on a student’s clothing choice of ‘short shorts,’ insinuating that a student had a sex dream about him and, in response to a student’s suggestion that he pay her college expenses, he messaged, “if I do that you will have to wine me, dine me ... and you know that rest,” or words to that effect. CHRISTOPHER CASEY CUNNINGHAM Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 3 4, On or about January 16, 2013, during the Broward County School Districts investigation of Respondent’s conduct alleged in paragraph 3 of this Administrative Complaint, Respondent resigned his teaching position with the District. The Petitioner charges: STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT I: | The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1 (a), 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 )G), 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. (SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE) CHRISTOPHER CASEY CUNNINGHAM 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_ [0 — day of April 2018. Commissioner of Education State of Florida

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