Smith v. School Board of Dade County

Full title: EDWARD E. SMITH, APPELLANT, v. THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Aug 14, 1996

680 So. 2d 1040 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

No. 95-2983.

August 14, 1996.

An Appeal from a final order of the School Board of Dade County.

Noah Scott Warman, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Madelyn P. Schere, Miami, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GERSTEN and GODERICH, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We find that the School Board of Dade County properly fulfilled the requirements as prescribed by section 120.57 (1)(b)(10), Florida Statutes (1995). Allen v. School Bd. of Dade Co., 571 So.2d 568, 569 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990) ("The School Board is allowed to increase the penalty recommended by the hearing officer provided that it reviews the complete record and states with particularity its reasons for increasing the penalty.").

Accordingly, we affirm.