Chris Allen-Black was removed from the classroom 45 days after DCPS learned about his arrest. The district said it should have removed him immediately.
for its handling of a Chris Allen-Black, a Douglas Anderson teacher, who arrested after being seen exposing himself at a hotel in Disney World.
"I want to express my apology to you regarding the decision to leave Mr. Allen-Black in the classroom so long after we became aware of his arrest. In hindsight, the decision to pull him from the classroom should have been immediate given the nature of the charge against him," DCPS Superintendent Dr. Dana Kriznar, said, in part, in a message to Douglas Anderson parents.
Since March 2023 Allen-Black is the fifth Douglas Anderson teacher removed from the classroom, including Jeffrey Clayton. “I can't tell you how many emails, text messages, pings that I got, my phone blew up like did you know, I can't believe this is happening again, it's déjà vu," Jenkins said. His arrest triggered an investigation into how the school and district look into inappropriate actions with students.DCPS says a comprehensive plan to address the situation at DA is being prepared.Friday, she met with school board member Cindy Pearson. Douglas Anderson is in Pearson's district.
“She was very forthcoming with what she could tell me and that she's had very strong conversations with staff. She takes pride in her schools," Jenkins said.“One thing that we've tried this last year is to talk about to change the culture, save the school, and change the culture, that school is an amazing school for these kids," Jenkins said.
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