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Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Revealing personally identifiable facts, obtained as the result of a practitioner-patient relationship, without the prior consent of the patient, except as authorized or required by statute.
With respect to non-criminal conduct, the Act provides that the Commission shall discipline any educator found guilty of immorality, incompetency, intemperance, cruelty, negligence, sexual misconduct, sexual abuse or exploitation, the illegal use of a professional title and the forgery or alteration of a teaching certificate, failure to comply ...
(a) Professional conduct defines interactions between the individual educator and students, the employing agencies and other professionals. Generally, the responsibility for professional conduct rests with the individual educator.
The terms defined include: immorality, incompetency, intemperance, cruelty, negligence and moral turpitude. 22 Pa. Code §237. These definitions, in addition to judicial and Commission interpretations thereof, guide the Commission in its decision-making.
The Professional Standards and Practices Commission is committed to providing leadership for improving the quality of education in this Commonwealth by establishing high standards for preparation, certification, practice and ethical conduct in the teaching profession.
The devastating impact of educator misconduct on students, schools and the community at large cannot be overstated. As a self-regulated profession, it is incumbent upon school leaders to understand their professional responsibilities to report misconduct and to be vigilant in fulfilling those responsibilities.
The Department of Education prosecutes educator discipline cases in accordance with the Educator Discipline Act, 24 P.S. §§ 2070.1a–2070.18c, and supporting regulations. Specifically, the Department receives, reviews, and investigates pre-complaint referrals and educator misconduct complaints.
