Lantz v. Smith

Jana M. Lantz, Appellant, appeals from a final order of the Education Practices Commission (Commission). Appellant raises three arguments, but we find merit in only one. We conclude that the Commission abused its discretion when it improperly rejected or modified a number of the pivotal factual findings in the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) recommended order. Accordingly, we reverse.

The Commissioner of Education (Commissioner) filed an administrative complaint against Appellant, a teacher in the Miami-Dade County School District. The administrative complaint alleged Appellant acted in an…