Petitioner: RICHARD CORCORAN, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: JORGE MARTINEZ
Judges: MARY LI CREASY
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Oct. 02, 2019
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, January 13, 2020.
Latest Update: Oct. 04, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 178-2459
JORGE LOUIE MARTINEZ,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against JORGE LOUIE MARTINEZ. 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
L. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 684980, covering the area of
English, which is valid through June 30, 2022.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Language Arts
Teacher at Lawton Chiles Middle School in the Miami-Dade County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. On or about SY the Respondent acted inappropriately when he
slapped grade student, [’s buttock area.
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)(j), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education
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JORGE LOUIE MARTINEZ
Administrative Complaint
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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(2)(a)1, 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 { g* _ day of Decembe fr, 2018.
Ly, dtc}
PAM STEWART, as
Commnissioner of Education
State of Florida
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Docket for Case No: 19-005242PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jan. 14, 2020 |
Transmittal letter from Claudia Llado forwarding Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits to Petitioner.
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Jan. 14, 2020 |
Transmittal letter from Claudia Llado forwarding Respondent's Proposed Exhibits to Respondent.
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Jan. 13, 2020 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Jan. 13, 2020 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Jan. 09, 2020 |
Notice of Scheduling Court Reporter filed.
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Jan. 09, 2020 |
Respondent's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing). |
Jan. 08, 2020 |
Petitioner's Proposed Exhibit Booklet filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
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Jan. 08, 2020 |
Notice of Filing Respondent's Proposed Exhibit List filed.
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Jan. 07, 2020 |
Petitioner's Notice of Filing of Proposed Exhibits filed.
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Jan. 06, 2020 |
Joint Prehearing Stipulation filed.
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Nov. 04, 2019 |
Order Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for January 14, 2020; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Nov. 01, 2019 |
Second Amended Joint Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
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Oct. 31, 2019 |
Amended Joint Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
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Oct. 31, 2019 |
Order Granting Continuance.
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Oct. 30, 2019 |
Notice of Service of Respondent's First Interrogatories and Request for Production filed.
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Oct. 28, 2019 |
Joint Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
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Oct. 18, 2019 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 18, 2019 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 9, 2019; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 11, 2019 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Oct. 03, 2019 |
Initial Order.
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Oct. 02, 2019 |
Letter from Carol Buxton regarding represenation filed.
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Oct. 02, 2019 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Oct. 02, 2019 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 02, 2019 |
Agency referral filed.
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