Have you received a Notice of Charges?

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Following their investigation of an Educator Misconduct Complaint, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) may file a formal accusation of misconduct with the PA Professional Standards & Practices Commission (Commission).
This is called a Notice of Charges (Notice).
The statute the OCC is following is called the Educator Discipline Act.
Copy served upon the educator.
If you do not respond to the Notice it is possible that the Commission will treat each allegation in the Notice as true.
The Commission could then proceed to impose discipline on your teaching certification assuming every allegation in the Notice is true.

Answer agreeing with charges and moving to penalty phase; or
Answer disagreeing with charges and requesting hearing.
Hearing Officer (HO) appointed
Local Education Agency intervention?
Pre-hearing conference
Closed Hearing not open to public. Not jury trial.
Receipt of transcript and sub- mission of written memoranda to HO;
HO issues proposed Report including Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommended Discipline.
Exceptions filed?

Once the Commission has received Exceptions and Responses, it's members will hear arguments in favor and against Exceptions to HO Report.
Final Vote by Commission members to accept, modify or reject HO Report.