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Latson v. Sch. Bd. of Palm Beach Cnty.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov 3, 2021
328 So. 3d 1006 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)

Opinion

No. 4D20-2577

11-03-2021

Dr. William LATSON, Appellant, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, Appellee.

Thomas E. Elfers, Miami, and Craig J. Freger, Pembroke Pines, for appellant. Sean Fahey, Office of General Counsel, The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Thomas E. Elfers, Miami, and Craig J. Freger, Pembroke Pines, for appellant.

Sean Fahey, Office of General Counsel, The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Per Curiam.

We affirm the School Board's order terminating appellant's employment. The Board's rejection of conclusions reached in the administrative law judge's order, which were mixed questions of fact and law, were imbued with policy considerations on which the appellate court should defer to the agency. See Winters v. Fla. Bd. of Regents , 834 So. 2d 243, 250 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002) (affirming in part agency order which rejected hearing officer's findings and conclusions, noting that "where the matter under review ‘is infused with overriding policy considerations, the issue should be left to the agency.’ " (citing Pillsbury v. State, Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. , 744 So. 2d 1040, 1042 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999) )).

Affirmed .

Warner, Levine and Klingensmith, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Latson v. Sch. Bd. of Palm Beach Cnty.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov 3, 2021
328 So. 3d 1006 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)
Case details for

Latson v. Sch. Bd. of Palm Beach Cnty.

Case Details

Full title:Dr. William LATSON, Appellant, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Date published: Nov 3, 2021

Citations

328 So. 3d 1006 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)