The state panel that investigates teacher misconduct cases is accused of pushing for unfair punishments. Now its work will be audited. The Utah Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to review the state panel that investigates teacher misconduct following accusations that it has handed out uneven and unfair punishments. The audit comes as part of a settlement from two lawsuits, one filed by a teacher who had his license permanently revoked and the other by a teacher who had his temporarily suspended. They accused the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission, or UPPAC, of recommending harsher-than-necessary and often inconsistent discipline. The last time the panel was reviewed was in 2014, after a spike in sexual impropriety allegations against Utah instructors. “There was ... Continue reading... https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2018/09/06/state-panel-that/
