July 30, 2025
ACT 4 | Douglas Anderson works to step back into spotlight for the right reasons
How do we know another Douglas Anderson scandal won’t happen? Here’s what the district and school have changed since 2023.…
July 29, 2025
ACT 3 | Was Douglas Anderson worse than other schools? District data issues make it hard to compare
Did something about the school lead teachers to misbehave? Did being an arts school play a part?…
July 28, 2025
ACT 2 | Douglas Anderson student accusers lacked faith in school’s response
Part 2 of The Show Must Go On, based on tens of thousands of pages of records, as well as…
July 27, 2025
ACT 1 | Douglas Anderson teacher received mostly ‘unofficial’ discipline before arrest
This is the first in a series, The Show Must Go On, examining the handling of reports of teacher misconduct…
January 7, 2025
Duval School Board approves $365K settlement in latest Douglas Anderson lawsuit
The latest lawsuit brings the district’s spend on Douglas Anderson settlements to nearly $2 million.…
December 20, 2024
State flags license of accused Douglas Anderson teacher
The Florida Department of Education took action against Corey Thayer, a former teacher accused of sexual acts against a student.…
December 5, 2024
Removed Douglas Anderson teacher was accused of sex with 14-year-old
Previously unreported records explain the circumstances surrounding Corey Thayer’s removal.…
October 3, 2024
Duval Schools settles 2 more claims at Douglas Anderson
Duval County Public Schools has settled two additional claims of sexual harassment and abuse at Douglas Anderson School of the…
September 12, 2024
Douglas Anderson hired teacher after state said he was drunk at previous school — now he’s removed for alleged misconduct
State records show that at the time the arts school hired him, he was facing state discipline for having been…
August 29, 2024
Another Douglas Anderson teacher accused of misconduct
The teacher has been reassigned after allegations they engaged in inappropriate communication with a student during the 2022-23 school year.…
June 14, 2024
Former Douglas Anderson teacher sentenced to 10 years
Jeffery Clayton, a former vocal teacher, was convicted of lewd behavior with a student.…
April 24, 2024
Former Douglas Anderson teacher pleads guilty
Jeffrey Clayton admitted to touching a teenage student and uttering romantic feelings about her.…
April 18, 2024
Douglas Anderson teacher accused of indecent exposure
Chris Allen-Black, an algebra teacher, was arrested in Orange County on the misdemeanor charge.…
September 6, 2023
Douglas Anderson teacher removed from classroom again
Corey Thayer, the school’s cinematic arts chair, was accused of inappropriate touching and removed from the classroom for the second…
April 26, 2023
Duval School Board to hire Fort Lauderdale law firm in Douglas Anderson scandal
The board is hiring an outside law firm, which moves legal discussions outside the public eye and into meetings protected…
April 20, 2023
Records detail years of misconduct by Douglas Anderson teacher
The School Board Chair is convening a special meeting after records show other substantiated complaints against teacher Jeffrey Clayton.…
April 19, 2023
State alleges Duval Schools failed to report Douglas Anderson harassment
Incidents involving former music teacher Jeffrey Clayton don’t appear in the state’s school safety reporting system, the Department of Education…
April 17, 2023
Douglas Anderson investigation widens
Police could interview as many as 140 students as an investigation into teacher misconduct continues to unfold at Douglas Anderson…
April 12, 2023
Facing 2 lawsuit threats, Duval Schools to hire outside attorney in Douglas Anderson scandal
Duval has received notice from two law firms about potential lawsuits over misconduct allegations at Douglas Anderson School of the…
April 3, 2023
Douglas Anderson investigations could take weeks or more
A second teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has been removed from the classroom during a professional standards…
March 23, 2023
Details emerge about arrest of Douglas Anderson music teacher
Jeffrey Payne Clayton professed his romantic feelings for a student and kissed her, according to an arrest warrant released Thursday.…
March 22, 2023
Douglas Anderson teacher accused of lewd conduct with student
Jeffrey Clayton, department head at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct…
February 26, 2026
Civil rights marker unveiled at historic Durkeeville church
Jacksonville’s first Civil Rights Trail marker will be erected at Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church this spring.…
February 23, 2026
BLACKSONVILLE 100 | Civil Rights
Local champions of the quest for a more perfect union.…