STEPHEN STARR
v.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ETC.
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The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court decision regarding Stephen Starr's claim against the Palm Beach County School District, applying established administrative law principles governing when affected persons are entitled to administrative hearings before school boards.
The court affirmed the lower court's decision, implicitly finding that Starr's substantial interests were not affected by the school board's action, or alternatively, that no entitlement to an administrative hearing existed.
[1] A substantial interest entitling a person to an administrative hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act must be based on a legal entitlement rather than a mere unil…
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Establishes the general principle that substantial interests trigger administrative hearing rights
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceStephen Starr brought a claim against the School District of Palm Beach County Public Schools. The case involved a determination of whether Starr's su…
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Opinion filed May 15, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D23-1800 ________________
Stephen Starr,
Appellant,
vs.
The School District of Palm Beach County Public Schools, etc., Appellee. An Appeal from the School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida. Stephen Starr, in proper person. Sean Fahey (West Palm Beach), for appellee. Before EMAS, FERNANDEZ and GORDO, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Perry v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 220 So. 3d 546, 549-50 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017) (noting that “when actions undertaken by a Florida administrative agency affect one’s ‘substantial interests’, the affected person is entitled to an administrative hearing.”) See also Schs. Bd. of Palm Beach Cnty. v. Survivors Charter Schs., Inc., 3 So. 3d 1220, 1231 (Fla. 2009) (noting that a school board is an “agency” as defined in Chapter 120, Administrative Procedure Act, and that Chapter 120 applies generally to a school board’s decision making); Herold v. Univ. of So. Fla., 806 So. 2d 638 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002) (professor’s substantial interests were not affected by University’s decision to deny him a tenured professorship, noting “case law makes it clear that a substantial interest is one based on a legal entitlement, and not on a mere unilateral expectation”) (citing Fertally v. Miami-Dade Cmty. Coll., 651 So. 2d 1283 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995) (holding nonrenewal of professor’s annual contract did not affect her substantial interests for purposes of section 120.57)) (additional citations omitted); Jones v. Miami-Dade Cnty. Public Schs., 816 So. 2d 824 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (holding no substantial interest entitling school administrator to hearing where his annual contract was not renewed).
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- The Sch. Bd. OF Palm Beach Cnty. v. Survivors Charter Schs., Inc., 3 So. 3d 1220 (Fla. 2009)
- Fertally v. Miami-Dade Cmty. Coll., 651 So. 2d 1283 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995)
- Herold v. Univ. OF S. Fla., 806 So. 2d 638 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002)
- Jones v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 816 So. 2d 824 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002)
- Perry v. Dep't OF Child. & Families, 220 So. 3d 546 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)