'He was a belligerent man': Jeffrey Clayton's former students, colleagues react to guilty plea

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'He was a belligerent man': Jeffrey Clayton's former students, colleagues react to guilty plea
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Every person who spoke with First Coast News regarding this story was astounded that Clayton switched his plea from not guilty to guilty.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former teachers and students of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts are reacting afteron Wednesday to felony charges for his interactions with students.

"We are prepared today to withdraw our previously entered plea of not guilty and enter a plea of guilty," said Clayton's attorney John Christopher Rockwell in Duval County court. "He was a belligerent man who intimidated the students," said Dina Barone, another former Douglas Anderson teacher."From the time I worked there, I had countless times I went to the principal with problems."

"Every time you'd say something to administration it would be ignored, everything had a reason or excuse," said Leon.Jeffrey Clayton, 66, changed his plea to guilty on charges of sexual misconduct with a student Wednesday morning.and called on the district to release the results of its investigation into Clayton. He also called for changes to how Douglas Anderson and DCPS handles complaints of misconduct. .

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