Annette Torna
T/TH
McNair
Article 6c
Article 6c:
SLIPPERY SLOPES CASES
1. CHILD PORN FOUND ON CLASSROOM COMPUTER (8th teacher
arrested this year in NV for sex offense)
Crime/Corruption News Keywords: CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, NEA, AFT, PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
Published: 6/01/01 Author: J.M. KALIL
Posted on 06/01/2001 08:13:09 PDT by LarryLied
An elementary school teacher was arrested Tuesday on allegations of having
pornographic images of children on his classroom computer, police said.
John Earl Whittaker, 30, is the eighth Clark County School District teacher to be
arrested since February on suspicion of sexual misconduct.
He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on 59 felony counts of
possession of child pornography, Las Vegas police Lt. Tom Monahan said.
Whittaker is a fourth-grade teacher at Dearing Elementary School, 3046 S. Ferndale St.,
near Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway. He has been employed by the district since
1997, a school district source said.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force examined the computer in Whittaker's
classroom after receiving information the teacher was collecting child pornography.
"No children were exposed to the images," school police Sgt. Ken Young said. "We're
very thankful for that."
Additional images of children were found on another computer when officers served a
search warrant at Whittaker's home in the 1900 block of Wagonwheel Avenue, near
Russell Road and Spencer Street, Young said.
All school district computers with Internet access are outfitted with filtration software that
limits which Web sites can be accessed, screening out sites with sexually explicit
material. School district officials are questioning whether that software was disabled on
Whittaker's computer or whether the images were loaded into the computer from
another source.
With eight employees arrested in four months on suspicion of sexual misconduct -some of whom are alleged to have had sex with their students -- a spokeswoman said
the district is attempting to increase awareness of the issue and have people watching
for anything unusual.
The federally funded Internet task force comprises FBI agents and officers from the
Metropolitan Police Department and Clark County School District police.
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.
3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(a) Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to
learning and/or to the student's mental and/or physical health and/or safety.
(h) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
Analysis:
This teacher violated Principles 3(a) and 3(h). According to principle 3 (a) the teacher
shall make reasonable effort to protect the student. The teacher did not take his actions
into consideration. Any student could have seen the pictures on the computer. The
teacher was also in violation of Principle 3(h).
Predicted Outcome:
I think that the teacher will be charged with lewd and lascivious behavior for viewing
child pornography. It is illegal to view or have in your possession child pornography. I
think that he will either serve time in jail or have to complete community service. I think
that the teacher’s license will be suspended not revoked. He probably will be placed in
an administrative job, even though he should probably be arrested. I think the district
will further investigate the case because they want to know exactly how the pictures got
on the computer.
Resolution/Solution:
To resolve this problem I think the district should check the computers on a weekly
basis. This is the only way to keep tabs on what is going on with school property, and
keep track of all the material the faculty uses on the computers. I think the district needs
to investigate exactly how the pictures were downloaded from a restrictive site. Maybe
there’s a glitch in their system that needs to taken care of.
2. COPS: HIV-POSITIVE TEACHER RAPED BOY, 9
Crime/Corruption Front Page News Keywords: HORRIFYING CHILD-SEX CASE
Source: NY Post
Published: 5/3/01 Author: MURRAY WEISS, ED ROBINSON, CARL CAMPANILE, MARIA
MALAVE AND BILL SANDERSON
Posted on 05/04/2001 06:46:06 PDT by truthandlife
A Bronx elementary-school teacher who says he has HIV was charged yesterday with
sodomizing a 9-year-old student in what a cop called one of the most horrifying childsex cases he's ever investigated.
Milton McFarlane, 38, a Poughkeepsie resident who teaches at PS 78 in the Bronx's
Williamsbridge section, was also accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a second boy,
an 8-year-old. Both youngsters were attacked in school, cops said.
McFarlane was investigated previously for sexual conduct with students, and may have
attacked others, authorities said.
"You expect our teachers to ensure the safety of our children," said a detective on the
case. "This is one of the worst cases I've heard of."
McFarlane continued teaching despite allegations in 1998 that he exposed himself to
one student and unzipped the pants of another, Schools Chancellor Harold Levy said
last night.
Officials dropped the case because conflicting student stories made the charges
unprovable, Levy said. Asked why McFarlane wasn't transferred to an administrative job
after the investigation, Levy spokeswoman Karen Finnerty said:
"Certainly, on the surface, it raises very serious questions about judgment. That is why
the chancellor will refer this for investigation."
Levy said McFarlane will be fired.
The teacher is accused of asking the 9-year-old to stay after school Tuesday under the
guise that the youngster needed extra help.
When the two were alone in the classroom, police said, McFarlane looked at
pornography with the boy on classroom computers.
McFarlane touched the boy and eventually sodomized him, said cops, whose account of
what happened in the classroom is mostly based on the boy's statement.
When the boy got home at about 3:30 p.m., his mother asked why he was late - and the
boy told her what the teacher allegedly did.
After a police interview, the boy was taken to Montefiore Hospital, where a doctor
confirmed that he had been assaulted, cops said.
The boy seemed nonplused by the incident, cops said - but his mother's emotions ran
the gamut, from amazement to anger to concern for her child.
The 9-year-old gave detectives the name of the 8-year-old victim.
That boy said he'd been touched four times, police said.
When the principal at PS 78 heard about the case Tuesday night, he transferred
McFarlane to an administrative job at another school, which police didn't name.
McFarlane was busted yesterday at his new school, said Lt. Dennis Organ of the Bronx
Special Victims Squad. During questioning, McFarlane said he needed medication.
When officers asked what kind, he answered: "I've got HIV."
School officials said they hadn't known about McFarlane's illness.
McFarlane has been a city teacher for seven years, the Board of Education says. He
worked four years as a substitute before being hired permanently in 1998.
"I had him for science four years ago," said Loreal Johnson, a PS 78 student. "He
seemed to be OK."
But Johnson added that students often spoke of McFarlane by using a slur denoting
homosexuality.
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in
Florida
3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(a) Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to
learning and/or to the student's mental and/or physical health and/or safety.
(e) Shall not intentionally expose a student to unnecessary embarrassment or
disparagement
(f) Shall not intentionally violate or deny a student's legal rights.
(h) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
Analysis:
The teacher in this case violated four principles: principle 3(f) by raping the student, and
principle 3(a), that states that a teacher must make a reasonable effort to protect the
student. This teacher did the total opposite. After raping young man he admits that he
has AIDS. This situation has exposed the student to unnecessary embarrassment not to
mention, danger, which is a violation of 3(e).The teacher asked the student to stay after
school, which is a perfect example a teacher exploiting a relationship with a student for
personal gain or advantage.
Predicted Outcome:
I think the two young victim’s parents are going to file charges against the teacher. In
this type of situation it doesn’t matter if the student parents will press charges because
the state will automatically intervene. Mr. Mc Farlane will probably be charged with two
counts of attempted murder. His teaching license should be revoked.
Resolution/ Solution:
This situation could have been avoided if the district would have made Mr. Mc Farlane
stop working with children pending the results of his last investigation. I think that the
district needs to further investigate the case because their may be other victims. I think
the district need to have psychiatric evaluation on all of its employees. This way the
district will have some type of clue of what kind of person they are hiring.
3. HEY NEA: LET MY CHILDREN GO!!
Culture/Society News Keywords: EDUCATION, CHILD SAFETY, VOUCHERS TO PARENTS
Source: Washington Times
Published: 2.19.01 Author: Darcy Olsen and Dan Lips
Posted on 02/19/2001 19:41:27 PST by victim soul
It's the children, stupid
Imagine a telephone call from your preschooler's teacher saying your child was found
on the playground trying to inflate a used condom she'd mistaken for a party balloon.
For the parents of three Washington children, this gross reality struck late last month.
But it could have been even worse. According to The Washington Post, beer cans,
spent hypodermic syringes, and broken glass often litter the District's playgrounds and
schoolyards.
As bad as this incident was, the school's feeble response was even more disturbing.
Principal Jennifer Smith said, "There's no telling who's going to be on the playground or
what kind of activities will occur there, and that goes for every public school in the
District. We're sorry about the unfortunate circumstances about the children touching
what they found, but we're told that it isn't the first time that kind of thing has happened."
Nor the last time, most likely, and not just in the nation's capital.
According to a new Department of Education report, roughly one student in 10
nationwide is victimized on school property. One Baltimore public school principal
candidly admits, "I'm sure there are streets in Baltimore you won't walk down; I ask my
students not to go into Stairwells 5 and 6 for the same reason. It's about personal
safety."
How can this situation continue? Why are these schools still even open? The answer is
obvious. The government assigns children to schools and forces parents to pay for it,
whether the parents like it or not. For many families, the only way out — private school
— is simply too expensive. Some communities don't even have private schools — they
are priced out by competition from "free" public schools.
A recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found that 54 percent of parents would send their
child to a private school if they could afford it. School choice plans — tax credits,
scholarship funds, savings accounts — can make that possible. Those plans put money
in parents' pockets to shop for better schools. And as they say, money talks — schools
will have no choice but to listen.
If violence prevails in the hallways, parents could withdraw their children and send them
to a safer school. If a child isn't learning enough, parents can find better teachers. If the
playground is littered with vile trash, parents can choose a healthier environment.
Granted choice, parents will hold schools accountable.
Critics charge that we shouldn't "abandon" our public school system. But it's not the
system we should be trying to save. It's the children. Every child deserves a shot at a
good education right now — not tomorrow, not in five years and not after another
generation is lost in the name of protecting the system.
It's time for action, not assurances. If President Bush wants to deliver on his promise to
leave no child behind, where better to start than in the nation's capital — the model of a
failing system. By encouraging Congress to create school choice in its own back yard,
the new administration can set in motion a model education reform for the nation — one
based on parents' decisions, not politician's promises. The ripple effects of a D.C.
demonstration project would embolden governors and state legislators to follow the
president's lead and enact school choice policies in their own states.
Mr. Bush has a golden opportunity to make good on his promises. The children are
waiting.
Darcy Olsen is director of education and child policy and Dan Lips is education research
assistant at the Cato Institute. All site contents copyright © 2001 News World
Communications, Inc.
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida
(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(a) Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to
learning and/or to the student's mental and/or physical health and/or safety.
(4) Obligation to the public requires that the individual:
(a) Shall take reasonable precautions to distinguish between personal views and those
of any educational institution or organization with which the individual is affiliated.
(b) Shall not intentionally distort or misrepresent facts concerning an educational matter
in direct or indirect public expression.
Analysis:
In this article a student found a condom on the playground and put it in his/her mouth.
This case violates three of the principles. The violation is on 3(a). The staff members did
not protect the young child from finding the condom. Another violation was made by the
school’s Principal. The comments she made about the districts playgroup was her own
personal opinion but because she is a member of the district school board, she was
obligated to keep her personal opinions to herself. She should not be placed in a
position that can jeopardize her job or the school. The press may associate her
comments with the district school. According to 4(a) the professional must take
precautions to distinguish between personal views and those of any educational
institution or organization with which the individual is affiliated. She also violated 4(b)
which states the professional shall not intentionally distort or misrepresent facts
concerning an educational matter in direct or indirect public expression.
Predicted Outcome:
The school has to do something about the safety of their playground. I also think that
the Principal will be reprimanded for the comments she made about the districts
playground. The principal should be thinking of the safety of the students first instead of
trying to place blame. Principal will lose or get her license suspended. If I were the
parents of the child I would sue the school district.
Resolution/ Solution:
The school is responsible for the safety of our children. If they don’t already have them,
they should hire security guards to watch the playgrounds on the weekend. This way
the district could keep the playgrounds safe for all the children. It also a good idea for
the teachers to check the playground for hazardous items, that may hurt the student,
before they go out to recess. I think that the parents at this particular school should
complain to district about the unsafe conditions of the playground.
4. Female teacher accused of sex with 13-year-old boy while friend
watched
News/Current Events News Keywords: FEMALE TEACHER ACCUSED OF SEX WITH 13YEAR-OLD BOY WHILE FRIEND WATCHED
Source: ap
Published: 3/21/2001 Author: ap
Posted on 03/21/2001 11:26:39 PST by TLBSHOW
PHILADELPHIA (AP)
A 24-year-old female teaching intern at an elementary school has been arrested for
allegedly performing a sex act on a 13-year-old pupil while his 14-year-old friend
watched.
Police said Shannon Jones, who taught at Levering Elementary, performed the act on
the seventh-grader after school hours on Feb. 15. It happened in her car in a deserted
parking lot near the school, according to police.
The 14-year-old boy reported the incident to a school security official two weeks later,
authorities said.
School officials immediately removed the intern from the school and alerted police, said
Alexis Moore, a spokeswoman for the School District of Philadelphia.
Jones, who had no criminal record, was transferred to non-teaching duties in another
school while the investigation was in progress. She was arrested Tuesday afternoon.
Jones was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault
and other charges. She was in police custody and could not be reached for comment.
Court officials did not know if she had an attorney.
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in
Florida
(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(f) Shall not intentionally violate or deny a student's legal rights.
h) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
Analysis:
This teacher not only violated some of the Principles of Ethics and Conduct, she also
violated a student. The teacher was accused of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse,
which is a direct volition of 3(f). She also exploited a relation with the student for a
personal gain, in this case was sex. This is a violation of 3(h).
Predicted Outcome:
I think that the intern should get her teaching certificate revoked and be placed in a
program for sexual predators. She will also most likely be arrested for statuatory rape
of a minor.
Resolution/ Solution:
To resolve this situation I would have taken take the teacher out of all academic settings
that involves students. I would make sure the teacher underwent a psychiatric
evaluation, and also give the student as well as the teacher counseling to deal with the
post traumatic stress.
5. Substitute teacher fired for allegedly taping girl's mouth shut
News/Current Events News Keywords: SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FIRED FOR ALLEGEDLY
TAPING GIRL'S MOUTH SHUT
Source: www.sacbee.com/news
Published: 3/21/2001
Posted on 03/21/2001 10:41:03 PST by TLBSHOW
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) -District officials fired a substitute teacher who allegedly duct taped a first-grade girl's
mouth shut then threatened to tie her up.
Theresa Rodriguez said her daughter, Katie, did not want to return to class Monday
because she said a man taped her mouth Friday for being disruptive in class and
warned her that he might tie her up.
"I want this man to be punished for what he did," Rodriguez said Tuesday.
Tustin Unified School District officials fired the unidentified teacher Monday. The matter
is being investigated by police, said police Lt. Michael Shanahan.
District officials, who withheld the teacher's name, notified the California Commission on
Teacher Credentialing, which will decide whether to revoke, suspend or take other
action on his license after conducting an investigation.
"We take these matters very seriously, and we will not tolerate that type of behavior,"
said district spokesman Mark Eliot.
"We want to make sure this person will not be returning to Tustin."
The teacher had worked in the district since January with no complaints.
Teachers can continue working while an investigation is ongoing. The commission can
revoke a certificate immediately only if a teacher is charged with a sex crime or drug
offenses involving minors.
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in
Florida
(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
b) Shall not unreasonably restrain a student from independent action in pursuit of
learning
(e) Shall not intentionally expose a student to unnecessary embarrassment or
disparagement
g) Shall not harass or discriminate against any student on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, handicapping
condition, sexual orientation, or social and family background and shall make
reasonable effort to assure that each student is protected from harassment or
discrimination.
Analysis:
In this case the teacher violated the teacher violated three principles. The substitute
teacher action of taping the student mouths shut is a direct violation of 3(b). There are
other discipline measures he could have used to punish the student. Taping the student
mouth close intentionally exposed the student to embarrassment. This is a violation of
3(e). The teacher also harassed the student by claiming that he would also tie her up.
This is a violation of 3(g).
Predicted outcome:
I think that the District School Board will find the teacher guilty of moral ineptitude and
he will be fired. I think that the teacher may also have his temporary license suspended
or revoked. I think the district will probable investigate the case, and he should be given
a psychiatric evaluation. I also think that the student’s parents will press charges against
the substitute teacher.
Resolution/ Solution:
The substitute teacher should be fired and his license should be revoked. He should
also be arrested for battery on a child. It would be a good idea to make it a policy for all
school employees attend anger management workshops that deal with proper discipline
and punishment methods for teachers to take.
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6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.
(1) The following disciplinary rule shall constitute the Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.
(2) Violation of any of these principles shall subject the individual to revocation or
suspension of the individual educator's certificate, or the other penalties as
provided by law.
(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(f) Shall not intentionally violate or deny a student's legal rights.
(h) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
(4) Obligation to the public requires that the individual:
(c) Shall not use institutional privileges for personal gain or advantage.
(d) Shall accept no gratuity, gift, or favor that might influence professional
judgment.
(e) Shall offer no gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantages.
(5) Obligation to the profession of education requires that the individual:
(a) Shall maintain honesty in all professional dealings.
(g) Shall not misrepresent one's own professional qualifications.
(n) Shall report to appropriate authorities any known allegation of a violation of
the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section
231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(o) Shall seek no reprisal against any individual who has reported any allegation
of a violation of the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as
defined in Section 231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(p) Shall comply with the conditions of an order of the Education Practices
Commission imposing probation, imposing a fine, or restricting the authorized
scope of practice.
Predicted Outcome and Possible Penalties:
While these teachers did a really stupid thing, it is still stealing. They should be
put on a probationary period to
Types of Cases Involving Suspension/Revocation Issues:
Common Sense Issues Violated:
2.
Teacher With Record Is Back In Class
Miscellaneous News
Source: ajc.com
Published: 15 Dec '99 Author: Leon Stafford
Posted on 12/15/1999 10:56:35 PST by real saxophonist
Investigation shows he hid conviction from Rockdale officials because he thought it was sealed.
Leon Stafford - Staff
Wednesday • December 15
Rockdale County teacher Bobby Hughey, whose career was placed in jeopardy when a
decades-old voluntary manslaughter conviction came to light recently, will be back on
the job today.
Hughey, a reading specialist at Conyers Middle School, fought back tears as Interim
Rockdale Schools Superintendent Ruel Parker made the announcement Tuesday to a
roomful of Hughey's colleagues, who cheered wildly.
Parker said his investigation concluded that Hughey did not tell district officials of his
conviction because his attorney at the time told him he had first-offender status and that
his conviction was sealed. That led Hughey, who went on to get his education and begin
a 20-year teaching career in Rockdale, to believe his record was wiped clean.
"I'm pleased that this very thorough investigation shows that Bobby's place is in the
classroom, and, Bobby, I'm glad to bring you back," Parker said. In an interview later,
Parker said all the parents who called him about Hughey during the monthlong
investigation were in favor of returning the teacher to duty.
Hughey, 52, thanked district administrators, teachers and parents for standing by him.
"As you know, my family and I have gone through a tremendous ordeal," said Hughey,
who had kept the conviction a secret from his wife and three children. "It is your support
that helped us get through this."
Richard Cooper, a seventh-grade social studies teacher who kept in constant contact
with Hughey during the investigation, said he was not surprised the district is allowing
Hughey to continue teaching. He has a sterling record with the district and was once
named Teacher of the Year at C.J. Hicks Elementary School.
"He's too valuable a human being to throw out," he said. "He's a good man."
Anne Marion, a seventh-grade science teacher, said she offered prayers for Hughey
and advised him to read the book of Job in the Bible, a suggestion she said Hughey
found inspiring.
"I'm real thankful I work in a county like this where people look at the facts before they
make a decision," Marion said.
Hughey was placed on paid leave Nov. 5 after the district learned his conviction had
turned up in a computerized analysis of state teaching and criminal records by WSB
and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
That analysis pointed out that there is no guarantee that teachers' criminal records will
come to the attention of school authorities, despite a 1994 state mandate to run
fingerprint checks on teaching applicants.
Teachers hired before July 1994 are not required to undergo fingerprint checks. They
are asked about their criminal records when they renew their state certification every
five years, but no one routinely checks on the accuracy of their answers.
Two metro Atlanta educators resigned after their convictions came to light in the
computerized analysis. One was a DeKalb County physical education teacher who had
not disclosed a misdemeanor conviction for cocaine possession. The other was a Cobb
County teacher's aide who did not disclose fraud convictions.
Hughey was sent to prison for shooting a man in a Mitchell County hotel parking lot in
1968, when he was 21. The original charge was murder, but he pleaded guilty to
voluntary manslaughter and served three years in prison. Hughey said Tuesday that the
shooting --- which occurred at 12:15 a.m. July 5, 1968, according to a Mitchell County
arrest warrant --- occurred in a blur because he had been drinking for two straight days.
He said he was watching a scuffle in the parking lot when someone grabbed his arm
and the pistol he was holding discharged. The bullet struck Willie Frank Atkins in the
back. Hughey said he never saw nor did he know Atkins.
The son of a minister who did not want guns in his household, Hughey began carrying
the firearm after returning from Vietnam in 1968 and finding himself the object of scorn
and public disdain. He said he had grown increasingly depressed in the months before
the shooting and was drinking heavily almost every day to ease the pain.
After the shooting, he enlisted in the Army and was later again sent to Vietnam. A year
after the shooting, he was arrested in Vietnam and returned to Mitchell County to face
charges.
After serving three years in prison, Hughey enrolled at the University of Georgia, where
he received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education.
After graduation, he came to Rockdale County as a teacher at Honey Creek Elementary
School in 1979. He went on to C.J. Hicks Elementary in 1980. He stayed at Hicks
through the end of the 1989 and then went to Conyers Middle School.
As a condition of his return, Hughey has agreed to be subjected to periodic evaluation
by administrators and report to a mentor if he encounters problems because of the
revelation.
He still could face disciplinary action from the state Professional Standards Commission
for failing to disclose the conviction when his teaching certificate was renewed. Hughey
said no one from the commission has contacted him.
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession
in Florida.
(1) The following disciplinary rule shall constitute the Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.
(2) Violation of any of these principles shall subject the individual to revocation or
suspension of the individual educator's certificate, or the other penalties as provided by
law.
(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(a) Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to
learning and/or to the student's mental and/or physical health and/or safety.
(b) Shall not unreasonably restrain a student from independent action in pursuit
of learning.
(c) Shall not unreasonably deny a student access to diverse points of view.
(d) Shall not intentionally suppress or distort subject matter relevant to a
student's academic program.
(e) Shall not intentionally expose a student to unnecessary embarrassment or
disparagement.
(f) Shall not intentionally violate or deny a student's legal rights.
(g) Shall not harass or discriminate against any student on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status,
handicapping condition, sexual orientation, or social and family background and
shall make reasonable effort to assure that each student is protected from
harassment or discrimination.
(h) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
(i) Shall keep in confidence personally identifiable information obtained in the
course of professional service, unless disclosure serves professional purposes or
is required by law.
(4) Obligation to the public requires that the individual:
(a) Shall take reasonable precautions to distinguish between personal views and
those of any educational institution or organization with which the individual is
affiliated.
(b) Shall not intentionally distort or misrepresent facts concerning an educational
matter in direct or indirect public expression.
(c) Shall not use institutional privileges for personal gain or advantage.
(d) Shall accept no gratuity, gift, or favor that might influence professional
judgment.
(e) Shall offer no gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantages.
(5) Obligation to the profession of education requires that the individual:
(a) Shall maintain honesty in all professional dealings.
(b) Shall not on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic
origin, political beliefs, marital status, handicapping condition if otherwise
qualified, or social and family background deny to a colleague professional
benefits or advantages or participation in any professional organization.
(c) Shall not interfere with a colleague's exercise of political or civil rights and
responsibilities.
(d) Shall not engage in harassment or discriminatory conduct which
unreasonably interferes with an individual's performance of professional or work
responsibilities or with the orderly processes of education or which creates a
hostile, intimidating, abusive, offensive, or oppressive environment; and, further,
shall make reasonable effort to assure that each individual is protected from such
harassment or discrimination.
(e) Shall not make malicious or intentionally false statements about a colleague.
(f) Shall not use coercive means or promise special treatment to influence
professional judgments of colleagues.
(g) Shall not misrepresent one's own professional qualifications.
(h) Shall not submit fraudulent information on any document in connection with
professional activities.
(i) Shall not make any fraudulent statement or fail to disclose a material fact in
one's own or another's application for a professional position.
(j) Shall not withhold information regarding a position from an applicant or
misrepresent an assignment or conditions of employment.
(k) Shall provide upon the request of the certificated individual a written
statement of specific reason for recommendations that lead to the denial of
increments, significant changes in employment, or termination of employment.
(l) Shall not assist entry into or continuance in the profession of any person
known to be unqualified in accordance with these Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida and other applicable Florida
Statutes and State Board of Education Rules.
(m) Shall self-report within forty-eight (48) hours to appropriate authorities (as
determined by district) any arrests/charges involving the abuse of a child or the
sale and/or possession of a controlled substance. Such notice shall not be
considered an admission of guilt nor shall such notice be admissible for any
purpose in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial,
investigatory or adjudicatory. In addition, shall self-report any conviction, finding
of guilt, withholding of adjudication, commitment to a pretrial diversion program,
or entering of a plea of guilty or Nolo Contendre for any criminal offense other
than a minor traffic violation within forty-eight (48) hours after the final judgment.
When handling sealed and expunged records disclosed under this rule, school
districts shall comply with the confidentiality provisions of Sections
943.0585(4)(c) and 943.059(4)(c), Florida Statutes.
(n) Shall report to appropriate authorities any known allegation of a violation of
the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section
231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(o) Shall seek no reprisal against any individual who has reported any allegation
of a violation of the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as
defined in Section 231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(p) Shall comply with the conditions of an order of the Education Practices
Commission imposing probation, imposing a fine, or restricting the authorized
scope of practice.
(q) Shall, as the supervising administrator, cooperate with the Education
Practices Commission in monitoring the probation of a subordinate.
Popular Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Student Jumps To
Death
3.
Crime/Corruption News
Source: AP
Published: 18 Feb 2000
Posted on 02/18/2000 15:52:09 PST by real saxophonist
Feb 18, 2000 - 03:01 PM
The Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) - A teacher charged with having a sexual relationship with a former student
jumped 70 feet to his death from a mall parking structure the day before he was due in
court for a hearing in the case.
Raymond Izquierdo, 31, a one-time finalist for county math teacher of the year, was due
in court Friday. He hadn't taught since October, when a 16-year-old former student told
police she had a relationship with him.
Teresita Izquierdo, Izquierdo's sister, told police he had tried to kill himself several times
before his suicide Thursday.
On Thursday afternoon, she found her brother in a bathroom. He said he had swallowed
rat poison, stabbed and cut himself and planned to electrocute himself. Then he ran out
of the house and drove away.
Teresita Izquierdo followed, dialed 911 from her cellular phone and then called her
brother. Minutes later, she heard her brother's last words - "I can see you" - just before
he hung up and jumped to his death.
Grace Carter, a former colleague at Shenandoah Middle School, said Izquierdo was
one of the school's most popular teachers
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession
in Florida.
(1) The following disciplinary rule shall constitute the Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.
(2) Violation of any of these principles shall subject the individual to revocation or
suspension of the individual educator's certificate, or the other penalties as
provided by law.
(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(a) Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to
learning and/or to the student's mental and/or physical health and/or safety.
(b) Shall not unreasonably restrain a student from independent action in pursuit
of learning.
(c) Shall not unreasonably deny a student access to diverse points of view.
(d) Shall not intentionally suppress or distort subject matter relevant to a
student's academic program.
(e) Shall not intentionally expose a student to unnecessary embarrassment or
disparagement.
(f) Shall not intentionally violate or deny a student's legal rights.
(g) Shall not harass or discriminate against any student on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status,
handicapping condition, sexual orientation, or social and family background and
shall make reasonable effort to assure that each student is protected from
harassment or discrimination.
(h) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
(i) Shall keep in confidence personally identifiable information obtained in the
course of professional service, unless disclosure serves professional purposes or
is required by law.
(4) Obligation to the public requires that the individual:
(a) Shall take reasonable precautions to distinguish between personal views and
those of any educational institution or organization with which the individual is
affiliated.
(b) Shall not intentionally distort or misrepresent facts concerning an educational
matter in direct or indirect public expression.
(c) Shall not use institutional privileges for personal gain or advantage.
(d) Shall accept no gratuity, gift, or favor that might influence professional
judgment.
(e) Shall offer no gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantages.
(5) Obligation to the profession of education requires that the individual:
(a) Shall maintain honesty in all professional dealings.
(b) Shall not on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic
origin, political beliefs, marital status, handicapping condition if otherwise
qualified, or social and family background deny to a colleague professional
benefits or advantages or participation in any professional organization.
(c) Shall not interfere with a colleague's exercise of political or civil rights and
responsibilities.
(d) Shall not engage in harassment or discriminatory conduct which
unreasonably interferes with an individual's performance of professional or work
responsibilities or with the orderly processes of education or which creates a
hostile, intimidating, abusive, offensive, or oppressive environment; and, further,
shall make reasonable effort to assure that each individual is protected from such
harassment or discrimination.
(e) Shall not make malicious or intentionally false statements about a colleague.
(f) Shall not use coercive means or promise special treatment to influence
professional judgments of colleagues.
(g) Shall not misrepresent one's own professional qualifications.
(h) Shall not submit fraudulent information on any document in connection with
professional activities.
(i) Shall not make any fraudulent statement or fail to disclose a material fact in
one's own or another's application for a professional position.
(j) Shall not withhold information regarding a position from an applicant or
misrepresent an assignment or conditions of employment.
(k) Shall provide upon the request of the certificated individual a written
statement of specific reason for recommendations that lead to the denial of
increments, significant changes in employment, or termination of employment.
(l) Shall not assist entry into or continuance in the profession of any person
known to be unqualified in accordance with these Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida and other applicable Florida
Statutes and State Board of Education Rules.
(m) Shall self-report within forty-eight (48) hours to appropriate authorities (as
determined by district) any arrests/charges involving the abuse of a child or the
sale and/or possession of a controlled substance. Such notice shall not be
considered an admission of guilt nor shall such notice be admissible for any
purpose in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial,
investigatory or adjudicatory. In addition, shall self-report any conviction, finding
of guilt, withholding of adjudication, commitment to a pretrial diversion program,
or entering of a plea of guilty or Nolo Contendre for any criminal offense other
than a minor traffic violation within forty-eight (48) hours after the final judgment.
When handling sealed and expunged records disclosed under this rule, school
districts shall comply with the confidentiality provisions of Sections
943.0585(4)(c) and 943.059(4)(c), Florida Statutes.
(n) Shall report to appropriate authorities any known allegation of a violation of
the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section
231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(o) Shall seek no reprisal against any individual who has reported any allegation
of a violation of the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as
defined in Section 231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(p) Shall comply with the conditions of an order of the Education Practices
Commission imposing probation, imposing a fine, or restricting the authorized
scope of practice.
(q) Shall, as the supervising administrator, cooperate with the Education
Practices Commission in monitoring the probation of a subordinate.
4. Teacher suspended after boy is beaten
Culture/Society News Keywords: PUBLIC SCHOOL, OUTRAGE
Source: News-Max/AP/Bergen Record Corp
Published: May 27, 2000 Author: Associated Press
Posted on 05/28/2000 18:18:09 PDT by Osinski
Saturday, May 27, 2000
The Associated Press
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP -- A teacher was suspended for allowing a group of sixthgraders to take turns punching a student who missed a homework assignment,
authorities said.
Maxie Rivers was suspended with pay while Hillcrest School officials in Somerset
County investigate the May 16 incident, said his attorney, Michael Barrett.
The 11-year-old boy, Aaron Lawton, said Rivers, his math teacher, had singled him out
for missing homework in the past and had an idea to compel him to turn in assignments
about a month ago. "How about we make a bet? If you miss an assignment, the whole
class gets to deck you," Aaron quoted his teacher as saying.
On May 16, after Aaron missed an assignment, Rivers told the boy to put his arms up,
and between 20 and 30 boys and girls stood in line and punched him, Aaron said.
Aaron's father, Neil Lawton, took his son to St. Peter's Medical Center on May 18. He
was treated for multiple bruises and released.
Copyright © 2000 Bergen Record Corp.
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession
in Florida.
(1) The following disciplinary rule shall constitute the Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.
(2) Violation of any of these principles shall subject the individual to revocation or
suspension of the individual educator's certificate, or the other penalties as
provided by law.
(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(a) Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to
learning and/or to the student's mental and/or physical health and/or safety.
(b) Shall not unreasonably restrain a student from independent action in pursuit
of learning.
(c) Shall not unreasonably deny a student access to diverse points of view.
(d) Shall not intentionally suppress or distort subject matter relevant to a
student's academic program.
(e) Shall not intentionally expose a student to unnecessary embarrassment or
disparagement.
(f) Shall not intentionally violate or deny a student's legal rights.
(g) Shall not harass or discriminate against any student on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status,
handicapping condition, sexual orientation, or social and family background and
shall make reasonable effort to assure that each student is protected from
harassment or discrimination.
(h) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
(i) Shall keep in confidence personally identifiable information obtained in the
course of professional service, unless disclosure serves professional purposes or
is required by law.
(4) Obligation to the public requires that the individual:
(a) Shall take reasonable precautions to distinguish between personal views and
those of any educational institution or organization with which the individual is
affiliated.
(b) Shall not intentionally distort or misrepresent facts concerning an educational
matter in direct or indirect public expression.
(c) Shall not use institutional privileges for personal gain or advantage.
(d) Shall accept no gratuity, gift, or favor that might influence professional
judgment.
(e) Shall offer no gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantages.
(5) Obligation to the profession of education requires that the individual:
(a) Shall maintain honesty in all professional dealings.
(b) Shall not on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic
origin, political beliefs, marital status, handicapping condition if otherwise
qualified, or social and family background deny to a colleague professional
benefits or advantages or participation in any professional organization.
(c) Shall not interfere with a colleague's exercise of political or civil rights and
responsibilities.
(d) Shall not engage in harassment or discriminatory conduct which
unreasonably interferes with an individual's performance of professional or work
responsibilities or with the orderly processes of education or which creates a
hostile, intimidating, abusive, offensive, or oppressive environment; and, further,
shall make reasonable effort to assure that each individual is protected from such
harassment or discrimination.
(e) Shall not make malicious or intentionally false statements about a colleague.
(f) Shall not use coercive means or promise special treatment to influence
professional judgments of colleagues.
(g) Shall not misrepresent one's own professional qualifications.
(h) Shall not submit fraudulent information on any document in connection with
professional activities.
(i) Shall not make any fraudulent statement or fail to disclose a material fact in
one's own or another's application for a professional position.
(j) Shall not withhold information regarding a position from an applicant or
misrepresent an assignment or conditions of employment.
(k) Shall provide upon the request of the certificated individual a written
statement of specific reason for recommendations that lead to the denial of
increments, significant changes in employment, or termination of employment.
(l) Shall not assist entry into or continuance in the profession of any person
known to be unqualified in accordance with these Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida and other applicable Florida
Statutes and State Board of Education Rules.
(m) Shall self-report within forty-eight (48) hours to appropriate authorities (as
determined by district) any arrests/charges involving the abuse of a child or the
sale and/or possession of a controlled substance. Such notice shall not be
considered an admission of guilt nor shall such notice be admissible for any
purpose in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial,
investigatory or adjudicatory. In addition, shall self-report any conviction, finding
of guilt, withholding of adjudication, commitment to a pretrial diversion program,
or entering of a plea of guilty or Nolo Contendre for any criminal offense other
than a minor traffic violation within forty-eight (48) hours after the final judgment.
When handling sealed and expunged records disclosed under this rule, school
districts shall comply with the confidentiality provisions of Sections
943.0585(4)(c) and 943.059(4)(c), Florida Statutes.
(n) Shall report to appropriate authorities any known allegation of a violation of
the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section
231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(o) Shall seek no reprisal against any individual who has reported any allegation
of a violation of the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as
defined in Section 231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(p) Shall comply with the conditions of an order of the Education Practices
Commission imposing probation, imposing a fine, or restricting the authorized
scope of practice.
(q) Shall, as the supervising administrator, cooperate with the Education
Practices Commission in monitoring the probation of a subordinate.
5.
KENTUCKY FIRST-GRADE TEACHER CHARGED WITH
PROSTITUTION
News/Current Events News Keywords: TEACHER PROSTITUTION
Source: AP via The Nashville Tennessean
Published: 30 March 2000
Posted on 03/30/2000 04:45:07 PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- An elementary school teacher arrested in February and
charged with prostitution pleaded guilty to the charges yesterday in Fayette
District Court. Susan Almgren, who taught first grade at Cassidy Elementary School,
was arrested Feb. 11 at a Lexington motel after telling an undercover police officer that
she and Tabitha Ann Lea, a 20-year-old stripper, would have sex with him for $360. Lea
was charged with prostitution and possession of marijuana.
Almgren, 29, pleaded guilty to one charge of prostitution and one charge of running an
escort service without a license. Since she had no past criminal history, the court levied
a fine of $300. "I'm ashamed, I'm sorry and I'm ready to move on and make an
appropriate life for me and my son," said Almgren, who has moved from Lexington and
plans to divorce her husband, Chris Snyder.
Both Almgren and Lea advertised their services on an Internet site maintained by
Divinity, a Richmond escort agency. Neither woman worked for the business, police
said. Investigators met the women through a virtual message board where customers
post their "orders." Escorts, in turn, reply with their phone numbers, pictures and rates.
After her arrest, Almgren was suspended without pay from the Fayette County
School District.
6B-1.006 Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession
in Florida.
(1) The following disciplinary rule shall constitute the Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida.
(2) Violation of any of these principles shall subject the individual to revocation or
suspension of the individual educator's certificate, or the other penalties as
provided by law.
(3) Obligation to the student requires that the individual:
(a) Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to
learning and/or to the student's mental and/or physical health and/or safety.
(b) Shall not unreasonably restrain a student from independent action in pursuit
of learning.
(c) Shall not unreasonably deny a student access to diverse points of view.
(d) Shall not intentionally suppress or distort subject matter relevant to a
student's academic program.
(e) Shall not intentionally expose a student to unnecessary embarrassment or
disparagement.
(f) Shall not intentionally violate or deny a student's legal rights.
(g) Shall not harass or discriminate against any student on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status,
handicapping condition, sexual orientation, or social and family background and
shall make reasonable effort to assure that each student is protected from
harassment or discrimination.
(h) Shall not exploit a relationship with a student for personal gain or advantage.
(i) Shall keep in confidence personally identifiable information obtained in the
course of professional service, unless disclosure serves professional purposes or
is required by law.
(4) Obligation to the public requires that the individual:
(a) Shall take reasonable precautions to distinguish between personal views and
those of any educational institution or organization with which the individual is
affiliated.
(b) Shall not intentionally distort or misrepresent facts concerning an educational
matter in direct or indirect public expression.
(c) Shall not use institutional privileges for personal gain or advantage.
(d) Shall accept no gratuity, gift, or favor that might influence professional
judgment.
(e) Shall offer no gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantages.
(5) Obligation to the profession of education requires that the individual:
(a) Shall maintain honesty in all professional dealings.
(b) Shall not on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic
origin, political beliefs, marital status, handicapping condition if otherwise
qualified, or social and family background deny to a colleague professional
benefits or advantages or participation in any professional organization.
(c) Shall not interfere with a colleague's exercise of political or civil rights and
responsibilities.
(d) Shall not engage in harassment or discriminatory conduct which
unreasonably interferes with an individual's performance of professional or work
responsibilities or with the orderly processes of education or which creates a
hostile, intimidating, abusive, offensive, or oppressive environment; and, further,
shall make reasonable effort to assure that each individual is protected from such
harassment or discrimination.
(e) Shall not make malicious or intentionally false statements about a colleague.
(f) Shall not use coercive means or promise special treatment to influence
professional judgments of colleagues.
(g) Shall not misrepresent one's own professional qualifications.
(h) Shall not submit fraudulent information on any document in connection with
professional activities.
(i) Shall not make any fraudulent statement or fail to disclose a material fact in
one's own or another's application for a professional position.
(j) Shall not withhold information regarding a position from an applicant or
misrepresent an assignment or conditions of employment.
(k) Shall provide upon the request of the certificated individual a written
statement of specific reason for recommendations that lead to the denial of
increments, significant changes in employment, or termination of employment.
(l) Shall not assist entry into or continuance in the profession of any person
known to be unqualified in accordance with these Principles of Professional
Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida and other applicable Florida
Statutes and State Board of Education Rules.
(m) Shall self-report within forty-eight (48) hours to appropriate authorities (as
determined by district) any arrests/charges involving the abuse of a child or the
sale and/or possession of a controlled substance. Such notice shall not be
considered an admission of guilt nor shall such notice be admissible for any
purpose in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial,
investigatory or adjudicatory. In addition, shall self-report any conviction, finding
of guilt, withholding of adjudication, commitment to a pretrial diversion program,
or entering of a plea of guilty or Nolo Contendre for any criminal offense other
than a minor traffic violation within forty-eight (48) hours after the final judgment.
When handling sealed and expunged records disclosed under this rule, school
districts shall comply with the confidentiality provisions of Sections
943.0585(4)(c) and 943.059(4)(c), Florida Statutes.
(n) Shall report to appropriate authorities any known allegation of a violation of
the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section
231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(o) Shall seek no reprisal against any individual who has reported any allegation
of a violation of the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as
defined in Section 231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(p) Shall comply with the conditions of an order of the Education Practices
Commission imposing probation, imposing a fine, or restricting the authorized
scope of practice.
(q) Shall, as the supervising administrator, cooperate with the Education
Practices Commission in monitoring the probation of a subordinate.