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Florida Department of Education requires that all private schools that participate in a Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program (Step Up for Students) must post policies and procedures for reporting misconduct by instructional personnel or school administrators which affect the health, safety, or welfare of a student. All staff and faculty employed by Pensacola Private School of Liberal Arts have been instructed and trained in Ethics Code and on Reporting Misconduct and Child Abuse.

All staff and faculty employed by Pensacola Private School of Liberal Arts have been instructed and trained in Ethics Code and on Reporting Misconduct and Child Abuse.

The Code of Ethics and The Principles of Professional Conduct of The Education Profession in Florida

Florida Statutes s. 1006.061 states all employees and agents of a public school district, charter school or private school have an obligation and legal responsibility to report misconduct by instructional personnel and school administrators which affects the health, safety or welfare of a student.

• Obscene language                                                     
• Drug and alcohol use
• Disparaging comments                                              
• Prejudice or bigotry
• Sexual innuendo                                                           
• Cheating
• Testing violations                                                         
• Physical aggression
• Accept or offer favors

Listen  Evaluate  Act immediately  Document  Encourage  Report

All employees of Pensacola Private School of Liberal Arts have a duty to report misconduct.If you are aware of or observe misconduct please immediately report it to the administration!

Document the activities or details of the event and secure evidence (if applicable).Report allegations or suspicion of misconduct by an instructional personnel member to the school administrator, Sharon Linezo Hong, 850-434-2294. Report allegations or suspicion of misconduct by your school administrator to the Chairman of Pensacola Private School of Liberal Arts, Elizabeth Williams, 850-434-2294.

Classroom Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Substitute Teachers, Librarians, guidance counselors and social workers, Career specialists, and school psychologists, Principals, Assistant Principals, and Deans.

Possible penalties for instructional personnel or site administrators who fail to report misconduct may include: 

• Written Reprimand Suspension with or without pay 
• Termination of employment 
• Discipline/Sanctions on an educator's certificate

Any person, official, or institution participating in good faith in any act authorized or required by law, or reporting in good faith any instance of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to the department or any law enforcement agency, shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability which might otherwise result by reason of such action. (F.S. 39.203)

An employer who discloses information about a former or current employee to a prospective employer of the former or current employee upon request of the prospective employer or of the former or current employee is immune from civil liability for such disclosure or its consequences unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the information disclosed by the former or current employer was knowingly false or violated any civil right of the former or current employee protected under F.S. Chapter 760. (F.S. 768.095)