Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: CLOVERLY CAMERON
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Filed: Jan. 23, 2017
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, March 16, 2017.
Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO, 134-0621
CLOVERLY CAMERON,
Respondent.
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SDMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against CLOVERLY CAMERON. 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 866587, covering the areas
of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Pre-Kindergarten/Primary Education,
which is valid through June 30, 2016.
2, At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Pre-Kindergarten
Teacher at Broward Estates Elementary School in the Broward County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
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3. During the 2012/1013 school year, Respondent inappropriately disciplined
students by grabbing their arms or clothing and pulling'them. In or around March 2013,
Respondent grabbed B.B., a male, pre-kindergarten student, by his arm while digging in her nails
into B.B.’s arm with enough force to leave bruises that were still visible over one week later.
On or about November 5, 2013, Respondent was terminated from her teaching position with the
District as a result of her conduct.
CLOVERLY CAMERON
Administrative Complaint
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The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT i: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)(@), 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 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 3% day of December . 2015.
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 17-000500PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 16, 2017 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Mar. 03, 2017 |
Order to Show Cause.
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Mar. 03, 2017 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC In Absence of Disputed Material Facts filed.
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Feb. 09, 2017 |
Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
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Feb. 01, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Feb. 01, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Feb. 01, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Jan. 31, 2017 |
Undeliverable envelope returned from the Post Office.
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Jan. 31, 2017 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for March 21, 2017; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
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Jan. 31, 2017 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jan. 27, 2017 |
Petitioner's Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jan. 23, 2017 |
Initial Order.
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Jan. 23, 2017 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jan. 23, 2017 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jan. 23, 2017 |
Letter to Bonnie Wilmot from Peter Caldwell withdrawing from representation.
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Jan. 23, 2017 |
Agency referral filed.
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