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The Florida senator entered a legal board in which changes to the communication of schools are proposed with the parents

Jacksonville, Fla. – months after the former Douglas Anderson teacher Jeffrey Clayton had been convicted of crimes against pupils at a decade behind bars, a new bill takes a look at the process of notification.

SB 1374 submitted 1374 to the Senator Clay Yarborough, who was needed by the arrest of an employee and parent's notification by employees and superordinate notifications of employees and parents.

  • Removing teaching staff

  • To notify requirements for law enforcement

  • Requirements for self -report “certain arrests or judgments”

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Yarborough had previously shared a letter with the superintendent who acted at the time in April: “The fact that the district was aware of this and allowed the teacher to stay close to the students and decide to notify the parents last week, it is incomprehensible.”

His proposed legislation contains an expected timeline and guidelines if an employee is arrested.

When they are adopted, school authorities have to pass a guideline that the teaching staff would temporarily remove from the classroom within 24 hours after the determination of the employee or the law enforcement.

The law enforcement authorities would also give 48 hours to inform the school district of an arrest. Within a day after this notification, the school would be asked to tell the parents of students who had direct contact with the employee and at least incorporate the name and specific charges against the employee.

In addition, a lesson or administrative personnel would have 48 hours to remedy an arrest in the school district and to present updates about convictions or plants for criminals as a minor traffic violation.

A home companion was also submitted, and if these bills were adopted, this would come into force in July this year. However, no law was placed on the agenda, so that there is no schedule for a final vote.

Florida's legislative meeting begins on Tuesday.

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