Dozens expected to show support for Duval County Schools superintendent amid investigation of Douglas Anderson teacher Dozens of people are expected to attend a rally Monday in front of the Duval County School Board to show support for Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene. Sources told the News4JAX I-TEAM her job could be in jeopardy following the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts scandal. Longtime teacher Jeffrey Clayton was arrested last month and charged with lewd behavior involving a student. Clayton’s personnel records show school leaders were aware of the many complaints about him for years. The chair of the board at DCPS said she was appalled by what those records revealed. In response, she’s called for a ... Continue reading... https://www.news4jax.com/news/local...id-investigation-of-douglas-anderson-teacher/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Dozens expected to show support for Duval County Schools superintendent amid investigation of Douglas Anderson teacher[/google]
As Duval School Board meets over bad teachers, is Superintendent Diana Greene's job safe? Days before a Wednesday meeting about a legal review of teacher misconduct at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, a crowd rallied to protect the job of Superintendent Diana Greene. Should the two subjects have anything to do with each other, anyway? The question holds extra meaning after repeated friction between Duval County schools and state education administrators ultimately accountable to Gov. Ron DeSantis and appointees his office approves. Greene’s employment isn’t on the School Board’s Wednesday 1 p.m. meeting agenda. But a year of turnover among Florida superintendents has made it easier for school-watchers to appreciate political risks to ... Continue reading... https://www.jacksonville.com/story/...ools-superintendent-diana-greene/70146533007/ Find in Internet Archives [google]As Duval School Board meets over bad teachers, is Superintendent Diana Greene's job safe?[/google]
INVESTIGATES: State calls DCPS delay in reporting teacher misconduct ‘completely unacceptable’ The state is coming down on embattled Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene after the fallout from the March arrest of a former Douglas Anderson School of the Arts teacher. A scathing new letter from Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz calls the district’s delay in reporting dozens of other incidents of teacher misconduct at other schools “completely unacceptable.” It references DCPS first reporting 50 cases on Friday, spanning the past few years, that were not previously reported. On Monday, Greene supporters rallied at DCPS headquarters to back Greene, whose job could be in jeopardy, according to numerous Action ... Continue reading... https://news.yahoo.com/investigates-state-calls-dcps-delay-191557102.html Find in Internet Archives [google]INVESTIGATES: State calls DCPS delay in reporting teacher misconduct ‘completely unacceptable’[/google]
Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene’s future could be decided Friday Sources tell Action News Jax’s Ben Becker that attorneys for Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene and the City of Jacksonville Office of General Counsel have been negotiating separation agreement terms since last week. It could see Greene announce her early retirement and exit from the district as the school board is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Friday about her future. Greene has come under fire amid the Douglas Anderson teacher scandal. Becker has also learned that Greene is currently in the Florida Department of Management Services Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) and is already set ... Continue reading... https://news.yahoo.com/duval-county-public-schools-superintendent-135248164.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene’s future could be decided Friday[/google]
Duval County School Board seeking attorney to investigate failure to report teacher conduct complaints The Duval County School Board is investigating the "system failures" that allowed Jeffrey Clayton, a Douglas Anderson teacher charged with sex crimes, to remain in the classroom after numerous reports, District Chairwoman Kelly Coker said. The district investigated Clayton several times, but he was allowed to remain in the classroom until March 2023. The school board has now hired outside counsel to investigate this case, as well as 50 other 'backlogged' teacher investigations. Those investigations were only received by the Florida Department of Education recently, according to both Coker and a letter from the department. Some of them date back ... Continue reading... https://www.firstcoastnews.com/arti...ction/77-7a83b9bf-5c2d-46c1-8d2c-24e74726754f Find in Internet Archives [google]Duval County School Board seeking attorney to investigate failure to report teacher conduct complaints[/google]
NAACP Jacksonville throws support behind DCPS Superintendent in newly released statement Jacksonville’s branch of the NAACP released a statement Friday morning putting their support behind Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene. Superintendent Greene is facing backlash and possible removal after a Douglas Anderson teacher was arrested for lewd lascivious behavior. Complaints about Jeffrey Clayton, the arrested teacher, span back nearly two decades, and Florida’s Department of Education called the handling of the case “completely unacceptable.” In their statement, the NAACP defends Greene, claiming that since she came in as superintendent in 2018, she inherited a lot of the issues and may not have known about them due to Douglas ... Continue reading... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/n...ndent-in-newly-released-statement/ar-AA1asPoS Find in Internet Archives [google]NAACP Jacksonville throws support behind DCPS Superintendent in newly released statement[/google] NAACP Jacksonville throws support behind DCPS Superintendent in newly released statement Jacksonville’s branch of the NAACP released a statement Friday morning putting their support behind DCPS Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene. Continue reading... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/othe...ndent-in-newly-released-statement/ar-AA1asPoS Find in Internet Archives [google]NAACP Jacksonville throws support behind DCPS Superintendent in newly released statement[/google] NAACP Jacksonville throws support behind DCPS Superintendent in newly released statement Jacksonville’s branch of the NAACP released a statement Friday morning putting their support behind DCPS Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene. Continue reading... https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/...eleased-statement/VAA26UK57NAUHEDSVED2ZADVO4/ Find in Internet Archives [google]NAACP Jacksonville throws support behind DCPS Superintendent in newly released statement[/google]
2nd Duval School Boad meeting on teacher misconduct postponed by 'pendong legal matters' A second Duval County School Board meeting about handling of teacher misconduct complaints was “postponed due to pending legal matters,” a spokesman reported shortly before the meeting was scheduled to start Friday. The delay was requested by lawyers from Jacksonville’s Office of General Counsel, said a statement on behalf of board Chairwoman Kelly Coker, who said information about rescheduling would come after she talked with the attorneys. The meeting, which had been set for 2 p.m., was designed to follow onto talks held Wednesday that touched on longstanding complaints involving faculty at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and a ... Continue reading... https://www.jacksonville.com/story/...ol-board-teacher-conduct-meeting/70162470007/ Find in Internet Archives [google]2nd Duval School Boad meeting on teacher misconduct postponed by 'pendong legal matters'[/google]
“There’s a breach of trust:” Parents want transparent investigation into misconduct at Duval schools The Duval County School Board abruptly canceled a highly anticipated meeting centered around several teachers at a Jacksonville high school. Action News Jax told you last month when former Douglas Anderson School of the Arts “Vocal Department Chair,” Jeffrey Clayton was arrested and charged with sex crimes involving a student. Since then, more allegations have come to light, and more school employees have been reassigned due to investigations. The school board held a special meeting Wednesday, discussing hiring an outside law firm to investigate the district. A follow-up meeting was supposed to be held on Friday, but 20 minutes before ... Continue reading... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...-into-misconduct-at-duval-schools/ar-AA1auN40 Find in Internet Archives [google]“There’s a breach of trust:” Parents want transparent investigation into misconduct at Duval schools[/google]
Story behind Dr. Greene’s departure: a teacher’s arrest, a state investigation and politics Duval County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Diana Greene’s departure, which was approved by the school board on Tuesday, comes after more than a month of scrutiny following the arrest of a high school music teacher and the subsequent reassignment of three other teachers at the same school during the investigation. There are allegations that the school district didn’t report complaints to Florida’s Office of Professional Practices. Some of Greene’s supporters, including school board member Warren Jones, believe there was politically motivated pressure for her to step down. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts music teacher Jeffrey Clayton was arrested in ... Continue reading... https://www.news4jax.com/news/local...rs-arrest-a-state-investigation-and-politics/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Story behind Dr. Greene’s departure: a teacher’s arrest, a state investigation and politics[/google]
Under fire amid teacher investigations, DCPS superintendent to retire at end of school year Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene will step down and retire at the end of the school year, a divided school board agreed during an emergency meeting Tuesday. Greene, along with her attorneys, negotiated her early retirement settlement over the past few days and the severance agreement was approved by the school board with a 4-3 vote. The emergency meeting came days after the city’s attorneys hired an outside law firm to conduct a wide-ranging investigation into teacher misconduct in the district and how it’s reported to the state. Ray Poole, DCPS’s chief legal counsel, informed the school ... Continue reading... https://www.news4jax.com/news/local...rd-meeting-to-discuss-superintendents-future/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Under fire amid teacher investigations, DCPS superintendent to retire at end of school year[/google]
