JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Communication may quickly look totally different for college kids and staff at Duval County Public Colleges following a Tuesday dialogue by the varsity board.
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On Tuesday at 6 p.m., the Duval County College Board is holding a daily board assembly and a public listening to for a coverage revision concerning school fraternization with college students as a part of coverage 6.84.
A number of the language modifications which are proposed to the coverage embrace:
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Avoiding the looks of impropriety and never sending non-public messages to college students
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Solely utilizing district-approved communication instruments and purposes to speak with college students
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Not being alone with college students, and in the event that they should be alone, getting approval first.
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Not settle for paperwork, data or materials from college students that may be thought-about obscene, vulgar or sexually suggestive. And in the event that they do report it instantly
The modifications come within the wake of a number of accusations and instances of misconduct with academics at Douglas Anderson. Essentially the most reported on included longtime instructor Jeffery Clayton.
In June, Clayton was sentenced to 10 years in jail, which might be adopted by three years of probation.
Throughout his trial, a detective testified that telephone data revealed late-night FaceTime calls and greater than 1,000 textual content messages between the 65-year-old instructor and a 16-year-old, which relates again to the revision asking staff to not ship non-public messages to college students.
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