1 BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES c MﬁEﬁElVED
2 OF THE STATE OF OREGON O Cl 3 1 2012
3 In the Matter of the ) STIPULATION OF F“ r Simdatdﬁ &
4 Teaching License of ) SURRENDER AND '- %ombslon
5 JORDAN, MELVIN DOUGLAS ) OF LICENSURE l
5 On or about March 26, 2012, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission i
7 (Commission) received a report from Stephen Chiovaro, Superintendent, Yamhill Carlton
8 School District, indicating that licensed educator, Melvin Jordan (Jordan), had committed acts
9 of unprofessional conduct. Speciﬁcally, Jordan had failed to maintain professional boundaries
10 with students during the 2011-12 school year. On August 10, 2009, Jordan was subject to prior
1 1 Commission discipline resulting from a complaint and investigation into similar boundary
12 issues. As a result, Jordan was on probation with the Commission at the time of the 2011-12
13 complaint. The conditions of J ordan’s probation in part included; “Compliance with the
14 Standards for Competent and Ethical Performance of Oregon Educators under Oregon
15 Administrative Rules Chapter 584, Division 020. Violation of any of the terms or conditions of
16 probation shall constitute an independent basis for the Commission to revoke Mr. Jordan’s
17 license or otherwise impose discipline...” On June 28, 2012, Jordan pled guilty to, and was
18 convicted of Harassment, a class B Misdemeanor; related to the 2011-12 boundary complaints.
1 9 After review of the matters alleged, Jordan and the Commission agree that their
20 respective interests, together with the public interest, are best served by a stipulation to certain
21 facts, Surrender and Revocation of J ordan’s Oregon Teaching License.
22 This document sets forth the facts upon which the parties have agreed and the stipulated
1 23 sanction to be imposed. Jordan stipulates that there is sufﬁcient evidence in the C0mmission’s
24 ﬁles and records to support the ﬁndings of fact, conclusions of law, and order set forth below.
, 25 By signing below, Jordan acknowledges, understands, stipulates, and agrees to the
26 following: (i) he has been fully advised of his lights t0 notice and a hearing to contest the
27 ﬁndings of fact, conclusions of law, and order set forth below, and fully and ﬁnally waives all
28 such lights and any rights to appeal or otherwise challenge this Stipulation of Facts and Final
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1 Order of Surrender and Revocation of Licensure (Stipulation and Final Order); (ii) this ‘
2 Stipulation and Final Order is a public document and disclosed to the public upon request by the
3 Commission; (iii) this Stipulation and Final Order is contingent upon and subject to approval
4 and adoption by the Commission. If the Commission does not approve and adopt this
5 Stipulation and Final Order, then neither Jordan nor the Commission are bound by the terms
6 herein; (iv) he has fully read this Stipulation and Final Order, and understands it completely; (v)
7 he voluntarily, without any force or duress, enters into this Stipulation and Final Order and
8 consents to issuance and entry of the Stipulated Final Order below; (vi) he states that no
9 promises or representation has been made to induce him to sign this Stipulation and Final
1O Order; and (vii) he has consulted with an attorney regarding this Stipulation and Final Order
1 1 and has been fully advised with regard to his rights thereto, or waives any and all rights to
12 consult with an attorney prior to entering into this Stipulation and Final Order and issuance and
13 entry of the Stipulated Final Order below. This Order sets forth the facts upon which the parties
14 have agreed and the sanction to be imposed. Jordan stipulates that there are sufﬁcient facts
15 contained in the Commission’s ﬁles and records to support the ﬁndings of fact and conclusions
16 of law set forth below. In entering into this stipulation, Jordan waives the right to a hearing to
17 contest the ﬁndings of fact, conclusions of law and order set forth below.
18 STIPULATION OF FACI'S
19 1. The Commission has licensed Jordan since May 28, 1986. Jordan currently holds a
20 Standard Teaching License with an endorsement in Basic/Basic Mathematics, and
21 Standard Elementary, issued May 4, 2008, that expires on May 3, 2013.
22 2. On March 26, 2012, the Commission received information from the Yamhill Carlton
23 School District indicating Jordan had committed acts of unprofessional conduct.
24 3. Investigations by TSPC, the school district, and local law enforcement identiﬁed the
25 following unprofessional conduct on the part of Jordan:
26 a. Jordan engaged in inappropriate physical contact with students including pinning
‘ 27 one student up against a hallway by her arms, and lifting another student upside
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1 down, carrying her, by her side and thigh to a recycle bin, and pretending to put her
2 inside the bin.
3 b. Jordan told one female student that he wore shiny shoes to “get the blondes'

‘ 4 attention”. This made the student feel uncomfortable.

i 5 4. During the course of the complaint investigation, three female students told investigators
6 that during the 2011-12 school year, Jordan had made them feel uncomfortable, by either
7 appearing to look down their shirts or watching their butts as they walked away.

8 5. Jordan was charged by local authorities with Harassment as related to the “offensive

9 physical contact” between Jordan and the student who was picked up and carried to the
1 0 recycle bin and the student physically pinned to the hallway wall. On June 28, 2012,
1 1 Jordan pled guilty to, and was convicted 0f one count of Harassment, a class B
1 2 Misdemeanor.
13 6. Jordan’s actions and behaviors, detailed above, violated his probation agreement with
14 the Commission as established in J ordan’s 2009 disciplinary order.
1 5 7. Jordan submitted to a court ordered psychological evaluation which determined that
16 Jordan was “Impulsive...had some immaturity and boundary issues" but was not
17 considered harmful, predatory, or sexual in nature; according t0 the report.
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25 CONCLUSION OF LAW
26 Melvin Jordan engaged in unprofessional conduct as described in sections three (3) and
27 four (4) above. This conduct constitutes Gross Neglect of Duty in violation of ORS 342.175(1)(b);
28 OAR 584-020-0040(4)(n) as it incorporates OAR 584-020-0010(5) (Use professional

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1 judgment), and OAR 584-020-0035(1)(c)(D) (Honoring appropriate adult boundaries with
2 students in conduct and conversation at all times).
3 Melvin Jordan engaged in unprofessional conduct as described in section ﬁve (5) above.
4 This conduct constitutes Gross Neglect of Duty in violation of ORS 342.175(1)(b); OAR 584-020-
5 0040(4)(n) as it incorporates OAR 584-020-0010(5) (Use professional judgment). This conduct
6 also constitutes gross unﬁtness in violation of ORS 342.175(1)(c); OAR 584-020-0o4o(5)(c)
7 (Conviction of violating any federal, state, or local law. A conviction includes any ﬁnal
8 judgment of conviction by a court whether as the result of guilty plea, no contest plea or any
9 other means), speciﬁcally ORS 166.065(1)(a)(A) (Harassment). J ordan’s conduct that resulted
10 in the criminal conviction also constitutes gross unﬁtness in violation of ORS 342.175(1)(c);
i 1 1 OAR 584-020-0040(5)(e) (Admission of or engaging in acts constituting criminal conduct,
I 12 even in the absence of a conviction), speciﬁcally ORS 166.065(1)(a)(A) (Harassment).
1 3 Melvin Jordan engaged in unprofessional conduct as described in section six (6) above,
14 violation of Commission probation. This conduct constitutes Gross Neglect of Duty in violation
15 of ORS 342.175(1)(b); OAR 584-020-oo4o(4)(n) as it incorporates OAR 584-020-0010(5) (Use
16 professional judgment); and OAR 584-020-0040(4)(k) (Knowing violation of any order or
17 rule of the Commission).
18 The Commission’s authority to impose discipline in this matter is based upon ORS
1 9 342.175.
20 ORDER
21 The Commission adopts the above Stipulation of Facts, accepts the licensure surrender
22 and revokes the Teaching License of Melvin Jordan.
23 IT IS SO ORDERED this iday of November, 2012.
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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I served the foregoing Stipulation of Facts, Surrender and Revocation
of Licensure, certiﬁed by me as such, by mailing U.S. First Class Mail and U.S. Certiﬁed Mail — Return
Receipt Requested, addressed to:
Melvin Douglas Jordan
PO Box 6S l
Yamhill, OR 97148-0065 ‘
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DATED this $10 i» day ofNovember, 2012. ‘
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Patty 1ddell ‘
Investigative Assistant I
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING — JORDAN, MELVIN DOUGLAS