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ADAMS & TOMERLIN CASES

The Florida 1st District Court of Appeals stated that teachers are held to a high moral standard.

" By virtue of their leadership capacity, teachers are traditionally held to a high moral standard in a community." Adams v. State Professional Practices Council, 406 So. 2nd 1170 (Fl. 1st DCA 1981)

"A school teacher holds a position of great trust. We entrust the custody of our children to the teacher. We look to the teacher to educate and to prepare our children for their adult lives. To fulfill this trust, the teacher must be of good moral character; to require less would be to jeopardize the future lives of our children."

Tomerlin v. Dade School Board, 381 So. 2nd 159 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975)
 

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