In the Matter of the Suspension of the Certificates of Amanda Harmon, Freehold Regional High School District, Monmouth County , 6/25/21, (#135-21)

Agency Dkt. No. 62-4/21
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of the Suspension of the
Teaching Certificates of Amanda Harmon,
Freehold Regional High School District,
Monmouth County.
The record of this matter has been reviewed. The Board of Education of the Freehold
Regional High School District filed a petition seeking the suspension of respondent Amanda Harmon’s
teaching certificates pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:28-8 because she resigned without providing the Board
with the requisite statutory notice. The Commissioner issued an Order to Show Cause on April 29, 2021,
which the Board served on respondent on the same date. Respondent did not formally respond to the
Order to Show Cause but emailed the Department of Education on June 11, 2021, stating that she wished
to “plead guilty and close the case.” Accordingly, the Commissioner finds that the respondent’s
certificates should be suspended pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:28-8, and further finds that a one-year
suspension of the respondent’s certificates is the appropriate penalty.
Accordingly, the respondent’s teaching certificates are suspended for a period of one year
from the filing date of this decision, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the State Board of Examiners
for implementation of the suspension.
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision:
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1 This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-9.1.
Under N.J.Ct.R. 2:4-1(b), a notice of appeal must be filed with the Appellate Division within 45 days from the date
of mailing of this decision.
135-21
June 25, 2021
June 25, 2021