Case Name: Herman VEASEY, a minor, by and through his mother and next friend, Marie Veasey, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1971-02-17
Citations: 247 So. 2d 80
Docket Number: No. 70-943
Parties: Herman VEASEY, a minor, by and through his mother and next friend, Marie Veasey, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida, Respondent.
Judges: CROSS, C. J., and MAGER, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 247
Pages: 80–83

Head Matter:
Herman VEASEY, a minor, by and through his mother and next friend, Marie Veasey, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida, Respondent.
No. 70-943.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 17, 1971.
Rehearing Denied April 23, 1971.
Brian Sherr and Louis G. Carres, Delray Beach, for petitioner.
James M. Gann, of Jackson & Jackson, Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
WALDEN, Judge.
This is a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of a decision rendered by the Board of Public Instruction of Palm Beach County to expel a minor from the school system based on charges of misconduct.
Petitioner's Points One through Six are without merit. Point Seven contains merit, it being:
"Respondent Violated 'Due Process' And The Administrative Procedure Act In That The Final Order Of The Board Of Public Instruction Amounted To Nothing More Than A Verdict Of Guilty As Charged."
The record reflects that the Board had been long suffering and conscientious in its dealings with this minor and his parent. However, it appears with reference to this point that, at most, the Board found the minor to have only "been guilty of the misconduct as charged." This is insufficient. Powell v. Board of Public Instruction of Levy County, Fla.App.1969, 229 So.2d 308. See also Polar Ice Cream & Creamery Company v. Andrews, Fla.App.1963, 155 So.2d 716, and Greyhound Lines, Inc., Southern Greyhound Lines Division v. Mayo, Fla. 1968, 207 So.2d 1.
Certiorari is granted. The decision of the School Board expelling the minor petitioner is quashed and the case remanded with directions to enter a written order containing findings of fact based upon the evidence adduced, that is to say, without the necessity of taking further testimony, coupled with the Board's conclusion as to which charge or charges have been sustained, all in accord with the aforementioned authorities.
It is so ordered.
CROSS, C. J., and MAGER, J., concur.