Educator Misconduct definition

Educator Misconduct means unprofessional or criminal conduct; conduct that renders the educator unfit for duty; or conduct that is a violation of standards of ethical conduct, performance, or professional competence as provided in R277-515.
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Examples of Educator Misconduct in a sentence

  • Charter school leaders should adhere to the guidance and procedures for reporting provided by the Mississippi Department of Education and available through Office of Educator Misconduct.

  • Charter schools shall report to the Office of Educator Misconduct, within the Office of Educator Licensure of the Mississippi Department of Education, license holders who engage in unethical conduct relating to an educator/student relationship (Rule 6.5).

Related to Educator Misconduct

  • Academic Misconduct means an act described in s. UWS 14.03.

  • Sexual misconduct means any verbal, nonverbal, written, or electronic communication, or any other act directed toward or with a student that is designed to establish a sexual relationship with the student, including a sexual invitation, dating or soliciting a date, engaging in sexual dialogue, making sexually suggestive comments, self-disclosure or physical exposure of a sexual or erotic nature, and any other sexual, indecent, or erotic contact with a student.

  • Research Misconduct means fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results. Research misconduct does not include honest error or differences of opinion. As used in this definition, (i) “fabrication” means making up data or results and recording or reporting them; (ii) “falsification” means manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record; and (iii) “plagiarism” means the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.

  • Professional Misconduct means the same as defined in section 1(1) of the PGA [Definitions and interpretation].

  • Gross Misconduct means any act or omission of the Contractor in violation of the most elementary rules of diligence which a conscientious Contractor in the same position and under the same circumstance would have followed.