‘ 1 BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
2 OF THE STATE OF OREGON
3 In the Matter of the
Teaching License of
4 STIPULATION AND SURRENDER OF
5 DENNIS PALANUK I LICENSE
6 On May l7, 2000, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (Commission)
7 issued a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing to Mr. Dennis Palanuk. Thereafter, Mr. Palanuk
8 requested a hearing through his attorney Mr. John S. Bishop. The Commission and Mr. Palanuk
9 have now reviewed the issues connected with this proceeding and have determined that their
10 respective interest and the public interest are best served by a stipulation to certain facts, and a
11 surrender of Mr. Palanuk’s teaching license. Mr. Palanuk understands that in entering this
% 12 stipulation he is waiving his right to a hearing. This agreement sets forth the facts upon which
13 Mr. Palanuk and the Commission have agreed and the Commission’s order accepting Mr.
14 Palanuk’s surrender of his teaching license and revoking the license.
15 STIPULATION OF FACTS
16 Mr. Palanuk and the Commission stipulate as follows:
l7 1. Mr. Palanuk holds a basic personnel license which is expired and a standard
18 teaching license. From 1981 through 1999, he taught mathematics at Eagle Point Junior High
19 School. He is currently teaching at the college level.
20 2. On or about May 27, 1999, Mr. Palanuk placed his hands around the neck of
21 EMD, a student who was talking in class, choked him and said, “I’1l kill you.”
22 3. On or about January 15, 1999, Mr. Palanuk taped shut the mouth of a student in
23 his class with scotch tape.
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' l 4. During the 1998-99 school year, Mr. Palanuk was verbally abusive to two
2 students on two separate occasions.
3 IT IS SO STIPULATED:
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David V. Myton Date
8 Executive Director
9 CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
10 Mr. Palanuk’s actions towards the first student constituted gross neglect of duty by
11 unreasonable physical force in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(d). His actions towards the other
‘ 12 students constituted gross neglect of duty by substantial deviation from professional standards of
13 competency in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(n).
l4 ORDER
15 The Commission accepts the voluntary surrender of Mr. Palunuk’s teaching license and
16 revokes that license as provided under OAR 584-050-0027(2) effective the date of this Order.
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17 DATED thlS [i day ofAugust 2001.
l8 TEACH STANDARD AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
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By:
20 David V. Myton, Executive Director
21 Approved to as form:
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‘ 23 ‘ 1 ey for Dennis Palanuk
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