Another teacher at the Douglas Anderson School of Arts is facing criminal charges.
Chris Allen-Black, an algebra teacher, was arrested in Orange County on a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure.
NOTE: News4JAX typically doesn’t name those arrested on misdemeanor charges, but because of the nature of the charge and Allen-Black’s occupation, we have chosen to name him.
News4JAX obtained Allen-Black’s arrest report Thursday morning. It shows he was arrested at a Walt Disney World resort in February.
Parents and families received an email Wednesday afternoon from Douglas Anderson about Allen-Black’s arrest.
The math teacher was removed from the classroom and reassigned to different duties without student contact, according to the email.
According to the arrest report, witnesses saw a man, later identified as Allen-Black, naked and touching himself in a window overlooking the pool at the Dolphin Resort. One woman said she was concerned because other people were in sight, including children and families.
Allen-Black was charged with indecent exposure and released on a $2,500 bond. Court documents show he is expected to be back in an Orange County courtroom for a hearing in May.
This is the fifth teacher that Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has removed from the classroom since March 2023, when former music teacher Jeffrey Clayton was arrested following allegations of inappropriate contact with a student.
Corey Thayer, chair of the cinematic arts department, English teacher Kerry Burke-McCloud, and a third unnamed teacher were all reassigned based on information received during Douglas Anderson’s investigation, which was sparked by Clayton’s arrest.
We have reached out to DCPS to see how long it knew about Allen-Black’s February arrest, since parents weren’t notified until this week. We will update this story when we hear back.
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Source: News4jax
