Alumni of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts have been alleging that Duval school district administration was aware of misconduct by voice teacher Jeffrey Clayton years before his recent arrest on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct with a student. New employment records obtained by Jacksonville Today substantiate their claims.
Since 2006, Duval Schools’ office of professional standards opened nine separate investigations into Clayton related to misconduct allegations. Eight of the investigations were related to misconduct with students, and the district’s investigations found that two were “unsubstantiated.” A ninth claim was related to Clayton’s not wearing a mask during COVID-19.
Clayton received verbal and written warnings over the years — and was pulled from teaching for a few days in 2013, according to the district — but remained at the school until he was arrested and resigned last month.
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