Verceles
Verceles v. Cal. Commission on Teacher Credentialing CA2/2
Opinion
Opinion
I. Facts
A. LAUSD’s Termination of Verceles and Report to
the CCTC Verceles was a middle school teacher for LAUSD in 2015, when allegations of misconduct were raised against him.1 Verceles reportedly threw a book at a student, hit a student with an iPad, and used force against a student. Verceles was removed from his school and reassigned pending an investigation. Following the investigation, LAUSD suspended and/or terminated Verceles for misconduct and reported its adverse action to the CCTC.2 B. The CCTC and Its Investigating Arm The CCTC is an independent state agency that determines the professional standards for obtaining teaching credentials in California public schools. (Ed. Code, § 44225, subd. (d).) The CCTC has jurisdiction to investigate and, if warranted, to take
1 Verceles currently holds a California teaching credential that is valid until April 1, 2025. 2 The date of Verceles’s termination from LAUSD is not clear from the record.
2 disciplinary action against credential holders. (Ed. Code, §§ 44242.5, 44421.) The CCTC is authorized to privately admonish or publicly reprove a credential holder, or revoke or suspend a teaching credential for immoral or…