Petitioner: RICHARD CORCORAN, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: BRENDA A. SANCHEZ
Judges: BRITTANY O. FINKBEINER
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Loxahatchee, Florida
Filed: Aug. 20, 2020
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
FROM: The Education Practices Commission
TO: DOAH Clerk of Court
RE: REDACTION OF CERTAIN LANGUAGE
The Education Practices Commission reviewed and redacted certain verbiage
within the document(s) included prior to transferring the case to DOAH so that
individual student(s) information cannot be identified in accordance with Section
1002.221(1), Fla. Stat. (2018).
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
RICHARD CORCORAN, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
VS. CASE NO. 178-3158
BRENDA A. SANCHEZ,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Richard Corcoran, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against BRENDA A.SANCHEZ. 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 303869, covering the areas of
Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and which is valid through June 30,
2021.
ji pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an ESE Teacher at
School in the Palm Beach County Schoo! District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
or abou Respondent improperly restrained ML ai
ge Student Education (ESE) student when Respondent forcefully
pushed into a SM chair and then held s head down to the desk top for a period of
several minutes.
Case filed with EPC (Request for Informal Hearing)-10
BRENDA A. SANCHEZ
Administrative Complaint
Page 2 of 2
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)q), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education
Profession prescribed by State Board of Education mules.
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 onthis S™ dayof September , 2019.
RICHARD CORCORAN, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Case filed with EPC (Request for Informal Hearing)-11
Docket for Case No: 20-003804PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Dec. 08, 2020 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Nov. 20, 2020 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Oct. 09, 2020 |
Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Zoom Conference (hearing set for December 16, 2020; 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time).
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Oct. 07, 2020 |
Parties Joint Motion to Reset Hearing filed.
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Sep. 17, 2020 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Sep. 17, 2020 |
Notice of Hearing by Zoom Conference (hearing set for October 21, 2020; 9:00 a.m.; Loxahatchee).
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Sep. 02, 2020 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Aug. 24, 2020 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 20, 2020 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 20, 2020 |
Revised Election of Rights filed.
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Aug. 20, 2020 |
Agency referral filed.
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