” ‘ BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
In the Matter of the ) Case No. 111012
Teaching License of )
JANELLE LYNN PIERSON ) STIPULATION OF FACTS,
) SURRENDER OF LICENSE AND
ORDER OF REVOCATION
_ On November 26, 2002, Mike Stout, Director of Human Resources, David
Douglas School District, sent a report to the Teacher Standards and Practices
Commission (Commission) indicating that Janelle Lynn Pierson may have violated
Commission standards in connection with her relationship with a student attending the
David Douglas High School. I
‘ On May 16, 2003, the Commission issued a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing to
" , Ms. Pierson, and Ms. Pierson requested a hearing.

After a review of the matters alleged, Ms. Pierson and the Commission have
agreed that their respective interests, together with the public interest, are best served
by a stipulation to certain facts and a surrender of Ms. Pierson’s Oregon Teaching
License pursuant to OAR 584-050-0027. This order sets for the facts upon which the
Commission and Ms. Pierson have agreed and the sanction to be imposed. In entering
into this stipulation, Ms. Pierson waives her right to a hearing to contest the findings of ‘
fact and conclusions of law set forth below. Ms, Pierson also understands that the
Commission will accept the surrender of herteaching license and revoke the license.

This stipulation is contingent upon approval and adoption of the order by the
Commission. If the Commission does not adopt this order, neither Ms. Pierson nor the
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Commission shall be bound by any stipulations or other matters contained herein, and
. / Ms. Pierson shall retain all rights to a hearing to contest the allegations in the notice.
STIPULATION OF FACTS?

Ms. Pierson and the Commission stipulate to the fpllowing facts and agree that
there is substantial evidence in the record to support these facts:

1. Ms. Pierson holds a standard Oregon TeacLing License with an
endorsement in Language Arts.

2. Ms. Pierson was employed as an English teacher at the David Douglas
High School from September 1991 until December 30, 2+02, when she resigned her
position with the District, effective January 9, 2003. Ms. Pierson was on leave of
absence with the District from September 2002 until the date of her resignation.

3. Between January 2002 and November 2002, Ms. Pierson had sexual

t . contact with a male high school student who attended David Douglas High School.

4. Based on the above conduct, Ms. Pierson was charged with a crime and
entered a plea of guilty t0 the crime of Official Miscondudit in the First Degree in
Multnomah Circuit Court on April 28, 2003. As a part of the plea agreement, Ms.
Pierson acknowledged that she had engaged in sexual relation with the student. The
Court sentenced Ms. Pierson to 150 hours of community service and placed her on 5
years of formal probation, subject to the following condititms of probation:

a. undergo sex offender evaluation and treatment if recommended;

b. undergo counseling as recommended by tttie probation department;

c. have no contact with the male high school ITtudent who was the subject of

the conviction; i

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d. have no unsupervised contact with minors, ncluding telephone and
intemet communications;
e. have no employment as a teacher in any s hool setting.
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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Janelle Lynn Pierson had sexual contact with a 16 year old student who attended
David Douglas High School and, as a result, Ms. Pierson was convicted of the crime of
Official Misconduct in the First Degree. Ms. Pierson’s behavior constituted gross
neglect of duty in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4)(f) and gross unfitness in violation of
OAR 584-020-0040(5)(c).

ORDER

The Commission accepts the surrender of Ms. Pierson’s Standard Teaching
License and hereby revokes Ms. Pierson’s Standard Teaching License.

IT IS so ORDERED this [5' day of January 2004.

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Victoria Cham erl n, Executive Director

Approved as to form:
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w. Bishop II, Attorney r Janelle Lynn Pierson
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