Sen. Yarborough raises alarm over student safety for alleged lewd acts at Douglas Anderson school

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. –  Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, expressed “urgent concern” for Duval County Public Schools’ student safety, after a February arrest came to light last week regarding a math teacher from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts for allegedly exposing himself to the public.

According to the arrest report, Chris Allen-Black was arrested for exposing his naked body and performing sexual acts on himself through his hotel window at a Walt Disney World Epcot resort while overlooking the pool area. Allen-Black marks the fifth staff member to be removed from a classroom in just 14 months, according to Yarborough.

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Principal Tina Wilson sent a letter notifying parents of the arrest and informed them Allen-Black would be reassigned to other duties without student contact.

“The fact that the district was aware of this and allowed the teacher to remain in direct proximity with students and chose not to notify parents until last week is beyond comprehension,” Yarborough wrote in his letter of concern to the district’s Interim Superintendent Dr. Dana Kriznar.

Former long-time music teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jeffrey Clayton, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of offenses against students by authority figures; indecent, lewd or lascivious touching of certain minors and unlawful use of a two-way communications device, News4Jax reported.