JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An internal Duval County Public Schools investigation concluded that former Chief of Schools Scott Schneider “knowingly failed” to report allegations of child sexual abuse involving educators at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, a failure investigators say allowed students to remain at risk for years.
The findings, obtained by News4JAX, are the latest development in the ongoing fallout from years of sexual misconduct allegations involving teachers at the prestigious arts magnet school. News4JAX has been reporting on investigations involving Douglas Anderson since 2023.
The report centers on Schneider, who abruptly left the district in May after Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier declined to reappoint him for the upcoming school year…