Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175 (2026)

Grounds for discipline; reinstatement

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      342.175 Grounds for discipline; reinstatement. (1) The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission may suspend or revoke the license or registration of a commission licensee, discipline a commission licensee, or suspend or revoke the right of any person to apply for a license or registration based on the following:

      (a) Conviction of a crime not listed in ORS 342.143 (3);

      (b) Gross neglect of duty;

      (c) Any gross unfitness;

      (d) Conviction of a crime for violating any law of this state or any state or of the United States involving the illegal use, sale or possession of controlled substances;

      (e) Conviction of a crime described in ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525;

      (f) Any false statement knowingly made in an application for issuance, renewal or reinstatement of a license or registration; or

      (g) Failure to comply with any condition of reinstatement under subsection (4) of this section or any condition of probation under ORS 342.177 (3)(b).

      (2) If a person is enrolled in an approved educator preparation program under ORS 342.147, the commission may issue a public reprimand or may suspend or revoke the right to apply for a license or registration based on the following:

      (a) Conviction of a crime listed in ORS 342.143 (3) or a crime described by the commission by rule;

      (b) Conviction of a crime for violating any law of this state or any state or of the United States involving the illegal use, sale or possession of controlled substances; or

      (c) Any conduct that may cause the commission to issue a public reprimand for a commission licensee or to suspend or revoke the license or registration of a commission licensee.

      (3) The commission shall revoke any license or registration and shall revoke the right of any person to apply for a license or registration if the person has been convicted of any crime listed in ORS 342.143 (3).

      (4)(a) Except for convictions for crimes listed in ORS 342.143 (3) and subject to subsection (5) of this section, any person whose license or registration has been revoked, or whose right to apply for a license or registration has been revoked, may apply to the commission for reinstatement of the license or registration after one year from the date of the revocation.

      (b) Any person whose license or registration has been suspended, or whose right to apply for a license or registration has been suspended, may apply to the commission for reinstatement of the license or registration.

      (c) The commission may require an applicant for reinstatement to furnish evidence satisfactory to the commission of good moral character, mental and physical health and such other evidence as the commission may consider necessary to establish the applicant’s fitness. The commission may impose a probationary period and such conditions as the commission considers necessary upon approving an application for reinstatement.

      (5) The commission shall reconsider immediately a license or registration suspension or revocation or the situation of a person whose right to apply for a license or registration has been revoked, upon application therefor, when the license or registration suspension or revocation or the right revocation is based on a criminal conviction that is reversed on appeal.

      (6) Violation of rules adopted by the commission relating to competent and ethical performance of professional duties shall be admissible as evidence of gross neglect of duty or gross unfitness.

      (7) A copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence of a conviction described in this section. [Formerly 342.070; 1965 c.100 §361; 1971 c.743 §358; 1973 c.228 §1; 1979 c.226 §1; 1979 c.226 §1; 1979 c.307 §3a; 1987 c.158 §59; 1987 c.503 §7; 1991 c.662 §1; 1993 c.45 §168; 1993 c.301 §7; 1993 c.603 §1; 1995 c.768 §15; 1997 c.383 §15; 1997 c.864 §19; 1999 c.199 §10; 1999 c.308 §2; 2007 c.575 §12; 2009 c.386 §1; 2015 c.245 §11; 2015 c.647 §16; 2017 c.21 §51; 2019 c.618 §24; 2021 c.151 §2]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2021 · leading case: Ross v. Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 19, 657 P.2d 188 (Or. 1982).
Ross v. Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 19, 657 P.2d 188 (Or. 1982). · cites it 13× “The statute lists eight grounds for dismissal and incorporates the grounds upon which a teaching certificate may be revoked set forth in ORS 342.175. It begins "No permanent teacher shall be dismissed except for * * *.”
Reguero v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 822 P.2d 1171 (Or. 1991). · cites it 12× “" OAR 584-20-040(2) provided: "The Commission may initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke the [license] of an educator under ORS 342.175 or deny a [license] to an applicant under ORS 342.”
Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n v. Bergerson, 153 P.3d 84 (Or. 2007). · cites it 14× “ORS 342.175 authorizes the TSPC to suspend or revoke teachers’ licenses.”
Talbott v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 317 P.3d 347 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 13× “On review of the ALJ’s proposed order, the TSPC determined that respondent had engaged in four instances of gross neglect of duty in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4) and ORS 342.175 by giving false answers to two questions on an employment application and leaving an offensive…”
Robin v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 421 P.3d 385 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 5× “121 ("The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall issue licenses to teachers and administrators who possess the minimum competencies, knowledge and skills to teach and administer in the public schools of this state.”
Dorn v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm., 504 P.3d 44 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “We review the TSPC’s application of ORS 342.175,1 the govern- ing statute, for substantial evidence and reason.”
Lockett v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 412 P.3d 229 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “We write to address only the second assignment, in which respondent challenges TSPC's determination that respondent committed gross neglect of duty under ORS 342.175(1)(b), based on a violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4)(n).”
Welker Ex Rel. Bradbury v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 953 P.2d 403 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “121; ORS 342.175. In August 1991, TSPC's Executive Secretary David Myton received a complaint alleging sexual misconduct against the superintendent of The Dalles public schools, Leslie Bradbury.”
Finney v. Bransom, 924 P.2d 319 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “175(2), which requires revocation of a teacher's license upon conviction of any one of a number of sexual offences, supports the majority's conclusion that, as a matter of law, Bransom's alleged misconduct could not have been within the course and scope of his employment. [2]…”
Ross v. Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 19, 641 P.2d 600 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 3× “865(1) provides, in pertinent part: “(1) No permanent teacher shall be dismissed except for: **** * “(b) Immorality; «* * * * * “(i) Any cause which constitutes grounds for the revocation of such permanent teacher’s teaching certificate; * * * «* * * * * j Grounds for revocation…”
Osuna-Bonilla v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 386 P.3d 229 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “In September 2012, the TSPC issued a notice accusing petitioner of gross neglect of duty in violation of ORS 342.175(l)(b) and violations of related administrative rules, noted below, all involving the accusations of the complaining students.”
Cooper v. Eugene Sch. Dist. No. 4J, 708 P.2d 1161 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “Conviction of other crimes, including drug-related crimes, gross unfitness and gross neglect of duty may subject a teacher to state-wide discipline, but the sanction may be as little as a public reprimand.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(1) — 7 cases
Reguero v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 822 P.2d 1171 (Or. 1991). “" OAR 584-20-040(2) provided: "The Commission may initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke the [license] of an educator under ORS 342.175 or deny a [license] to an applicant under ORS 342.”
Ross v. Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 19, 657 P.2d 188 (Or. 1982). “The statute lists eight grounds for dismissal and incorporates the grounds upon which a teaching certificate may be revoked set forth in ORS 342.175. It begins "No permanent teacher shall be dismissed except for * * *.”
Robin v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 421 P.3d 385 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “121 ("The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall issue licenses to teachers and administrators who possess the minimum competencies, knowledge and skills to teach and administer in the public schools of this state.”
Ross v. Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 19, 641 P.2d 600 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). “865(1) provides, in pertinent part: “(1) No permanent teacher shall be dismissed except for: **** * “(b) Immorality; «* * * * * “(i) Any cause which constitutes grounds for the revocation of such permanent teacher’s teaching certificate; * * * «* * * * * j Grounds for revocation…”
Talbott v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 317 P.3d 347 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “On review of the ALJ’s proposed order, the TSPC determined that respondent had engaged in four instances of gross neglect of duty in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4) and ORS 342.175 by giving false answers to two questions on an employment application and leaving an offensive…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(1)(b) — 3 cases
Lockett v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 412 P.3d 229 (Or. Ct. App. 2017). “We write to address only the second assignment, in which respondent challenges TSPC's determination that respondent committed gross neglect of duty under ORS 342.175(1)(b), based on a violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4)(n).”
Dorn v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm., 504 P.3d 44 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “We review the TSPC’s application of ORS 342.175,1 the govern- ing statute, for substantial evidence and reason.”
Reguero v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 822 P.2d 1171 (Or. 1991). “" OAR 584-20-040(2) provided: "The Commission may initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke the [license] of an educator under ORS 342.175 or deny a [license] to an applicant under ORS 342.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(1)(c) — 4 cases
Ross v. Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 19, 657 P.2d 188 (Or. 1982). “The statute lists eight grounds for dismissal and incorporates the grounds upon which a teaching certificate may be revoked set forth in ORS 342.175. It begins "No permanent teacher shall be dismissed except for * * *.”
Reguero v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 822 P.2d 1171 (Or. 1991). “" OAR 584-20-040(2) provided: "The Commission may initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke the [license] of an educator under ORS 342.175 or deny a [license] to an applicant under ORS 342.”
Ross v. Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 19, 641 P.2d 600 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). “865(1) provides, in pertinent part: “(1) No permanent teacher shall be dismissed except for: **** * “(b) Immorality; «* * * * * “(i) Any cause which constitutes grounds for the revocation of such permanent teacher’s teaching certificate; * * * «* * * * * j Grounds for revocation…”
Welker Ex Rel. Bradbury v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 953 P.2d 403 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “121; ORS 342.175. In August 1991, TSPC's Executive Secretary David Myton received a complaint alleging sexual misconduct against the superintendent of The Dalles public schools, Leslie Bradbury.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(2) — 2 cases
Finney v. Bransom, 924 P.2d 319 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). “175(2), which requires revocation of a teacher's license upon conviction of any one of a number of sexual offences, supports the majority's conclusion that, as a matter of law, Bransom's alleged misconduct could not have been within the course and scope of his employment. [2]…”
Cooper v. Eugene Sch. Dist. No. 4J, 708 P.2d 1161 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “Conviction of other crimes, including drug-related crimes, gross unfitness and gross neglect of duty may subject a teacher to state-wide discipline, but the sanction may be as little as a public reprimand.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(4)(a) — 1 case
Robin v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 421 P.3d 385 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “121 ("The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission shall issue licenses to teachers and administrators who possess the minimum competencies, knowledge and skills to teach and administer in the public schools of this state.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(5) — 3 cases
Reguero v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 822 P.2d 1171 (Or. 1991). “" OAR 584-20-040(2) provided: "The Commission may initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke the [license] of an educator under ORS 342.175 or deny a [license] to an applicant under ORS 342.”
Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n v. Bergerson, 153 P.3d 84 (Or. 2007). “ORS 342.175 authorizes the TSPC to suspend or revoke teachers’ licenses.”
Eicks v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 349 P.3d 591 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(6) — 2 cases
Talbott v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 317 P.3d 347 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “On review of the ALJ’s proposed order, the TSPC determined that respondent had engaged in four instances of gross neglect of duty in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4) and ORS 342.175 by giving false answers to two questions on an employment application and leaving an offensive…”
Eicks v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 349 P.3d 591 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(l)(b) — 5 cases
Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n v. Bergerson, 153 P.3d 84 (Or. 2007). “ORS 342.175 authorizes the TSPC to suspend or revoke teachers’ licenses.”
Reguero v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 822 P.2d 1171 (Or. 1991). “" OAR 584-20-040(2) provided: "The Commission may initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke the [license] of an educator under ORS 342.175 or deny a [license] to an applicant under ORS 342.”
Osuna-Bonilla v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 386 P.3d 229 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “In September 2012, the TSPC issued a notice accusing petitioner of gross neglect of duty in violation of ORS 342.175(l)(b) and violations of related administrative rules, noted below, all involving the accusations of the complaining students.”
Talbott v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 317 P.3d 347 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “On review of the ALJ’s proposed order, the TSPC determined that respondent had engaged in four instances of gross neglect of duty in violation of OAR 584-020-0040(4) and ORS 342.175 by giving false answers to two questions on an employment application and leaving an offensive…”
Eicks v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 349 P.3d 591 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(l)(c) — 5 cases
Ross v. Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 19, 657 P.2d 188 (Or. 1982). “The statute lists eight grounds for dismissal and incorporates the grounds upon which a teaching certificate may be revoked set forth in ORS 342.175. It begins "No permanent teacher shall be dismissed except for * * *.”
Reguero v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 822 P.2d 1171 (Or. 1991). “" OAR 584-20-040(2) provided: "The Commission may initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke the [license] of an educator under ORS 342.175 or deny a [license] to an applicant under ORS 342.”
Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n v. Bergerson, 153 P.3d 84 (Or. 2007). “ORS 342.175 authorizes the TSPC to suspend or revoke teachers’ licenses.”
Welker Ex Rel. Bradbury v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 953 P.2d 403 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “121; ORS 342.175. In August 1991, TSPC's Executive Secretary David Myton received a complaint alleging sexual misconduct against the superintendent of The Dalles public schools, Leslie Bradbury.”
Eicks v. Teacher Standards & Practices Comm'n, 349 P.3d 591 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 342.175(l)(e) — 1 case
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