Talbott v. Teacher Standards & Practices Commission

In this administrative case, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) alleged that respondent, a teacher, had violated the TSPC’s administrative rules in numerous ways. After a hearing, an administrative law judge (ALJ) issued a proposed order determining that respondent’s conduct did not violate any TSPC rules. On review of the ALJ’s proposed order, the TSPC determined that respondent had engaged in four instances of gross neglect of duty in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4) and ORS 342.175 by giving false answers to two questions on an employment application and leaving an…