f’ 1 BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION I
" 2 OF THE STATE OF OREGON
i In the Matter of the )
5 Teaching License of ) STIPULATION OF FACTS
(75 GARY ALAN SCHULTZ I AND ORDER OF REVOCATION
8 On July 20, 2000, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
9 (Commission) received a report from the Bend LaPine School District. The report
10 alleged that Gary Alan Schultz violated Standards for Competent and Ethical
11 Performance of Oregon Educators by touching female students on the breasts, thighs
12 and hugging them; thereby creating a hostile environment of unwelcome touching and
13 comments.
14 After a review of the matters alleged, Mr. Schultz and the Commission have
/ \15 agreed that their respective interests, together with the public interest, are best served
V16 by a stipulation of facts and a voluntary surrender of Mr. Schultz’ Oregon Teaching
17 License in accordance with OAR 584-050-0027. In entering into this stipulation, Mr.
18 Schultz waives his right to a hearing and understands that the Commission will accept
19 the voluntary surrender of his license and will revoke the license.
20 STIPULATION OF FACTS
21 1. On March 22, 2000, the Commission issued a three-year Professional
22 Technology with a Mechanical Technology endorsement Gary Alan Schultz valid until
23 March 22, 2003.
24 2. During the 1999-2000 school year, while employed as a teacher at Mountain
25 View High School in Bend, Oregon, Mr. Schultz inappropriately touched female students
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. 1 on the breasts and thighs, hugged them, and made inappropriate sexual comments to
2 them thereby creating a hostile educational environment.
3 3. On December 1, 2000, Mr. Schultz pled guilty to one county of Harassment in
4 Deschutes County Circuit Court. The Judgment of Conviction and Order of
5 Sentence/Probation suspended the imposition of sentence with supervised probation for
6 36 months; serve 2 days in jail, with credit for time served and an additional 30 days at
7 the discretion of the probation officer; completed 48 hours of community service; comply
8 with all conditions of Sex Offender Treatment including a Sex Offender Evaluation; have
9 no contact with minor females except own child and only in the presence of a third
10 party; and pay a fine of $65.00. I
11 Mr. Schultz enters into this Stipulation of Facts with knowledge the Teacher j
.12 Standards and Practices Commission will revoke his Oregon Teaching License. This I
13 stipulation is contingent on approval and adoption of the order by the Commission. If
14 the Commission does not adopt this order, neither Mr. Schultz nor the Commission are
15 bound by these stipulations and he retains all rights to a hearing on the allegations.
16 lT IS SO STIPULATED:
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21 David V. Myton, Execu ive Director Date
22 Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
23 CONCLUSION 0F LAW
24 Gary Alan Schultz violated Standards of Competent and Ethical Performance of
.25 Oregon by touching female students on the breasts, thighs, hugging them and making
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. 1 inappropriate sexual comments to them thereby creating a hostile environment. The
2 above conduct constitutes gross neglect of duty in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4)(f) I
3 and gross unfitness in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(5)(c).
4 ORDER
5 Based on the foregoing the Commission accepts the voluntary surrender of
6 Mr. Shultz’ teaching license and revokes the license.
7 DATED THISEday of May 2001.
8 Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
9 I
10 By: @Mé I I ILL-‘j
1; David V. Myton, Exe tive Director
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