JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In an email sent to parents of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students Thursday, Superintendent Dr. Dana Kriznar said Jeffrey Clayton's arrest and subsequent prison sentence exposed"weaknesses in the district's ability to achieve one of its primary goals" of student safety.
Clayton was arrested in March 2023. He was not the last Douglas Anderson teacher to be criminally charged within a one-year period. District officials have been working to come up with a comprehensive plan for student safety. On May 10, KriznarDCPS addresses student safety concerns after arrest of Douglas Anderson teacherKriznar said in her email Thursday she is"deeply sorry that did not better protect... students from the action of these predators."
"What Clayton and others did should not happen in any school. Schools should be places of trust and of trustworthy adults," she wrote."With the benefit of hindsight through ongoing investigations, we can see areas where better policy, procedures, and systems will better protect students. We now turn our energy and focus to addressing the lessons learned for the benefit of our DA students, as well as all other students in our schools.
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