Petitioner: RICHARD CORCORAN, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: DESHANNON COOPER
Judges: DARREN A. SCHWARTZ
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Oct. 21, 2019
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, November 12, 2019.
Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
RICHARD CORCORAN, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 178-2072
DESHANNON CHEVELLE COOPER,
Respondent.
AD RAT. LAINT
Petitioner, Richard Corcoran, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against DESHANNON CHEVELLE COOPER. 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 1115125, covering the areas
of Elementary Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Reading, which
is valid through June 30, 2020.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an ESOL Teacher
at the Educational Altemative Outreach Program in the Miami-Dade County School District,
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. On or about February 2, 2018, Respondent shared a video over the internet through
private messaging with several other educators that contained child pornography.
DESHANNON CHEVELLE COOPER
Administrative Complaint
Page 2 of 2
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)(d), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has been guilty of gross immorality or an act involving moral turpitude as
defined by rule of the State Board of Education.
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 30) dayot_(Y\a y 2019.
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RICHARD CORCORAN, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
FOR
Docket for Case No: 19-005638PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Nov. 12, 2019 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Nov. 07, 2019 |
Joint Motion to Cancel Hearing/ Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Nov. 06, 2019 |
Notice of Appearance (Todd Onore) filed.
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Nov. 05, 2019 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Nov. 05, 2019 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Nov. 05, 2019 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 30, 2019 |
Amended Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 11, 2019; 9:00 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL; amended as to Miami hearing location).
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Oct. 29, 2019 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 29, 2019 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 11, 2019; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 29, 2019 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Oct. 21, 2019 |
Initial Order.
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Oct. 21, 2019 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Oct. 21, 2019 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 21, 2019 |
Agency referral filed.
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