A security guard at Twin Lakes Academy Middle School was arrested Thursday, May 29, after school leaders say he engaged in inappropriate conduct with a student. The employee, identified as Jon Kee, has been taken off campus and reassigned to a job with no student contact while a criminal investigation plays out. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is leading the probe, and families were urged to share any information that might help investigators.
Investigation and charges
According to News4JAX, Principal Aurelia Williams notified families that Kee was arrested May 29 and charged with "authority figure soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student." In her message, Williams wrote, "Please know that this situation is being taken extremely seriously," and encouraged anyone with relevant information to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The outlet reports that Kee started working at Twin Lakes in February 2022 and moved into a security position in July 2024.
School response and support
Twin Lakes Academy is part of Duval County Public Schools, which notes on its website that students can access mental health counseling and family support resources. District officials told families they will cooperate fully with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office while the district’s Office of Professional Standards runs its own internal review. Leaders emphasized that Kee has been reassigned to a role without student contact while both the criminal case and the internal investigation move forward.
Local trend
The case lands during a spring already crowded with school-staff investigations in the Jacksonville area. Action News Jax reported a March arrest of a former district school police officer on related allegations, and News4JAX covered the late-May arrest of a Baldwin Middle-Senior High teacher on multiple student-related charges. In those earlier cases, district leaders also pulled staff from student-facing roles and publicly stressed that student safety was the top priority while investigators worked.
Legal context
Under Florida law, school employees and other authority figures are prohibited from soliciting or engaging in sexual, romantic or lewd conduct with students. Section 800.101 of the Florida Statutes classifies an offense by an authority figure as a second-degree felony and sets out the penalties and reporting rules that apply. The full statutory language and penalty framework are available in the Florida Statutes.
What to watch
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office remains in charge of the criminal investigation, while the school district runs a parallel professional-standards review. In its message to families, the school urged anyone with information to contact JSO. The department lists 904-630-0500 as its nonemergency line on its website. Authorities have not released further details as the case is still active.
