STA DIVISION OF A

E OF FLORIDA MINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

LAKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD,

Petitioner, DOAH Case No: 18-2196TTS

vs.

ALAN ROSIER,

Respondent.

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LAKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD,

Petitioner, DOAH Case No: 18-2309TTS

vs.

KATIE LASSEN,

Respondent.

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SCHOOL OARD FINAL ORDER

Pursuant to notice, final hearing as conducted on June 20, 2018 before the Division of Administrative Hearings by Administrati e Law Judge Suzanne Van Wyk. The subject matter of the hearing was whether there was just c use to terminate Respondents for the reasons specified in the agency action letters dated April 17 2018.

Judge Van Wyk issued a Reco ended Order on August 3, 2018. Judge Van Wyk determined that the Petitioner did not hav just cause to discipline Respondent and recommended that the School Board enter a Final Orde dismissing the charges against Katie Lassen and Alan Rosier and award back pay and benefits.

No exceptions were timely filed b either party.

Pursuant to §120.57, Florida Sta tes, the School Board adopts the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law contained in the Reco ended Order attached hereto as Exhibit "A".

Based on the foregoing, the Sc ol Board hereby dismisses the charges against the Respondents and awards back pay and be efits to both Respondents from April 23, 2018 to May 29, 2018.

DONE AND ADOPTED by the S hool Board of Lake County, Florida this day of September 2018.

THE SCHOOL BOARD OF LAKE

By;Ol;r

COUNTY, FLORIDA

Stephanie Luke, Chairperson

Superintenden

CERTI ICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a t e and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by regular mail on this day of J b_2018 to: Suzanne Van Wyk, Administrative Law Judge, Department of Administr tive Hearings, The DeSoto Building, 1230 Apalachee

Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-30 O; Diane S. Kornegay, Superintendent, School Board of Lake County, Florida, 201 West Bu leigh Boulevard, Tavares, Florida 32778; Stephen W. Johnson, Esq., McLin Burnsed, P.O. B x 491357, Leesburg, Florida 34749-1357; Lynn Hearn, Esq., counsel for Respondent, Katie La sen, 131 North Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301 and to Respondent, Alan Rosier, 128 0 k Grove Road, Winter Park, Florida 32789.

By:

TALIE CHALLENGER,

Sc ool Board of Lake County, ST TE OF FLORIDA

201 W. Burleigh Boulevard Ta ares, FL 32778-2407

NOTICE FRIGHT TO APPEAL

Notice is hereby given that this is a final agency order and a party adversely affected may seek judicial review. Judicial review i sought pursuant to the provisions in §120.68, Florida Statutes. Judicial review shall be sough in the appellate district where the agency maintains its headquarters or where a party resides or s otherwise provided by law. Appellate proceedings are instituted by filing a Notice of Appeal or etition for Review in accordance with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure within 30 days a er the rendition of the order being appealed.

Docket for Case No: 18-002309TTS

Orders for Case No: 18-002309TTS