Arizona Teacher DUI Discipline Matrix

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Arizona Teacher DUI Discipline Matrix

Today, I’m discussing the DUI disciplinary matrix that the AZ State Board of Education put out. They break down the DUI if it’s your first offense, second offense, and how many years prior, that kind of thing; they break the DUI into specific categories.

Then they suggest discipline if there’s a settlement agreement, which means that both parties come together and decide that they agree on the facts and conclusions of law.

If someone contests the discipline or any of the findings of facts or conclusions of law, you’ll go before the Professional Practices Act Committee (PPAC). They’ll decide the result of the facts and conclusions of Arizona’s law.

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State Board of Education’s Verdict on PPAC Findings 

The PPAC will bring its findings before Arizona’s board of education. Then they’ll either affirm, amend or reject the results.

So, let’s break it down. 

The first one I will discuss is if this is your first DUI. You didn’t get disciplined. The suggested discipline on the matrix chart would be that it would get flagged in case of any future discipline. But you may not receive any discipline if it’s your first DUI. It’ll get flagged if you have a DUI with aggravating circumstances which they define if that’s a high BAC level. Suppose there were children in the vehicle and property damage—those types of things. Then, you could have a letter of censure to a suspension with conditions. 

Conditions may be something like counseling or rehabilitation. Those are just the catchall category there for conditions.

And if you have two or three DUIs within five years, it will likely be a one-to-two-year suspension.

Suppose you have three or more DUIs within five years. In that case, you’re looking at a two-year suspension with conditions through certification expiration. If it gets contested, it can be up to three years. 

So again, they break down if you’re getting one DUI or multiple DUIs, the time frame you call them, and the type of discipline.

It could be a letter of censure view report, a suspension with:

  • Conditions
  • Rehabilitation
  • Counseling
  • Completion of a program

Those types of things. 

You’re also going to consider mitigating circumstances within those guidelines. Some mitigating circumstances might be:

  • Remorse
  • Rehabilitation
  • Abstinence from alcohol or substances
  • The length of your sobriety

Those would all be considered mitigating circumstances. 

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