DCPS addresses student safety concerns after arrest of Douglas Anderson teacher

3:17 PM EDT May 28, 2024Duval County Public Schools is responding to concerns from the state department of education regarding student safety and district reporting of allegations of employee misconduct.to Interim Superintendent Dr. Dana Kriznar, sharing concerns"about the lack of progress and action regarding the numerous issues affecting the health, safety, and welfare of students in Duval County Public Schools.

Those actions include launching an online employee misconduct reporting form on the district's student safety web page; providing each secondary school with posters and flyers with a QR code to the site to report misconduct; proposing a new policy to the school board mandating rapid removal of employees arrested for felony or misdemeanor charges or those accused of any type of sexual misconduct, child abuse or harm, or distribution of illegal drugs; submitting employee misconduct reports to...

The letter goes on to say Kriznar's next step will be to engage the families and other community members with an interest in Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, where two teachers were arrested within a one-year span, both on sexually related charges. Christopher Allen-Black was allowed to remain teaching for more than a month after he was arrested on charges of exposing himself at a Disney World hotel in February. He pleaded not guilty.Last year, former vocal department chair Jeffrey Clayton was arrested on charges of sexual misconduct with a student. He pleaded guilty in April and is set to be sentenced June 14. He could face up to 40 years in prison.

Following Clayton's arrest, Diaz said the district failed to file timely reports on dozens of cases of alleged employee misconduct. The office of inspector general investigated DCPS and found it was not promptly reporting cases.

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