Duval County Public Schools have reached a settlement with a former Douglas Anderson student who accused the district of failing to protect her from sexual harassment and abuse from Jeffrey Clayton.
– after pleading guilty to crimes related to touching and grooming a different student.The lawsuit was filed in November. It alleges the district knew about Clayton’s misconduct for years, but failed to address it, leaving students in a hostile educational environment.
The plaintiff, a former DA student, alleged Jeffrey Clayton sexually harassed and degraded her and touched her body inappropriately. It says Clayton verbally abused and belittled her during school rehearsals and suggested that the ninth grader “enhance and enlarge her breasts, often giving her makeup tips to make her breasts look more prominent.”
As part of a plea agreement, seven female DA students, in addition to the victim in the case, were permitted to testify at Clayton’s sentencing. In exchange, the State Attorney’s Office agreed not to bring additional charges against Clayton regarding his time at DA. Clayton denied any criminal actions relating to the seven additional students permitted to testify.
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