JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Douglas Anderson School of the Arts is getting a new principal for the upcoming school year.
According to district documents, starting in July, current principal Tina Wilson is moving to a new position as Duval County Public Schools Supervisor of Exceptional Education Services.
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Taking Wilson’s place at DA will be Timothy Feagins, who is currently the principal at Riverside High School. Mayport Middle School Principal Chris Koek will take Feagins’ place at Riverside High School, part of the shuffling of principals in the district.
Feagins will take over at a school that has been mired in controversy and investigations in recent years.
Douglas Anderson algebra teacher Chris Allen-Black was arrested in February and accused of exposing himself in a Disney hotel room in view of the resort pool, but he wasn’t removed from the classroom until April 11. Parents of students in his classes were notified of his arrest and removal on April 17. The DCPS superintendent later apologized for the delay in notification.
Allen-Black was the fifth teacher to be removed from the classroom at the school since 2023 amid different investigations.
Longtime music teacher Jeffrey Clayton pleaded guilty in April to four felony counts related to touching and kissing a student during a one-on-one music lesson last spring.
News4JAX learned concerns about student safety at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts have prompted a federal lawsuit, as well as a letter from state Sen. Clay Yarborough demanding answers on district policy regarding the arrest of an employee and parent notification, accountability and safeguards for students.
There is also an ongoing investigation by an outside law firm into how Douglas Anderson and the district handled misconduct allegations. The school board initiated that investigation last year after accusations that claims of misconduct at DA were brushed aside for years.
In April, Duval County School Board Chair Darryl Willie said in a public meeting that school board members had been briefed on the investigation but had been advised not to share that information due to ongoing litigation.
Court records showed the district is scheduled to go to mediation this month for a federal lawsuit brought by a former DA student alleging a toxic education environment and sexual harassment by Clayton.
The district did not respond to News4JAX’s questions in April about when the findings from the outside law firm’s investigation will be completed and released.
