JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Action News Jax has learned that a now-former teacher at River City Science Academy\u2019s elementary school is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.<\/p>\n
Jackson Hull was arrested Monday afternoon and faces two felony charges, including one count of having a romantic relationship with a student.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n Action News Jax\u2019s Deja Mayfield spoke to one parent before she was asked to leave the property. That father told her that Hull was his child\u2019s fourth grade math teacher.<\/p>\n The arrest report is heavily redacted, but in it, Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office investigators said Hull was using a graphic design platform called Canva to communicate with the victim.<\/p>\n More details in the arrest report show that the victim met up with Hull at a park on Saturday and that both discussed arranging that meeting on Canva.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n The report goes on to say that an unidentified person accessed the messages between the victim and Hull and saw their conversation. The next day, according to the report, that unidentified person went to the park with the victim, where they saw Hull.<\/p>\n The report also mentions that the victim and Hull were alone together March 6 at another location, but that location is redacted in the report.<\/p>\n The narrative in that arrest report ends by saying, \u201cBased on the investigation, it was clear that the suspect established grooming behaviors toward the victim and went to great lengths to communicate.\u201d<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n Principal Nicole Spanbauer sent the following statement about Hull to Mayfield:<\/p>\n \u201cRiver City Science Academy Elementary School takes all matters involving student safety extremely seriously. After becoming aware of a concern involving a former staff member, immediate action was taken in accordance with school policy and legal requirements.<\/p>\n \u201cThe individual is no longer associated with the school, and the matter has been referred to the appropriate authorities. The school will continue cooperating fully with any ongoing review.<\/p>\n \u201cAdhering to our obligations regarding student privacy and the integrity of the process, we cannot provide further comment at this time. We appreciate the community\u2019s understanding as we continue to prioritize the safety and well\u2011being of our students.”<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Action News Jax has learned that a now-former teacher at River City Science Academy\u2019s elementary…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[14189,10416,7840,104335,12909,18583,104334,1292,94518,969,1130,104330,104332,116,118,117,6458,634,104333,104331,12160,22852,34238],"class_list":{"0":"post-233623","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action","9":"tag-action_jack","10":"tag-ben_becker","11":"tag-canva","12":"tag-deja","13":"tag-deja_mayfield","14":"tag-duval_county_jail","15":"tag-facebook","16":"tag-hull","17":"tag-jack","18":"tag-jackson","19":"tag-jackson_hole","20":"tag-jackson_hull","21":"tag-jacksonville","22":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","23":"tag-jacksonville-news","24":"tag-jacksonville_sheriffs_office","25":"tag-local","26":"tag-river_city_science_academy","27":"tag-river_city_science_academy_elementary","28":"tag-side","29":"tag-taneka","30":"tag-taneka_hughes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}