Broward County School Employee Accused of Sex With Student

Lavelle Gordon, 29, is accused of a sex offense involving a student

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A 29-year-old Pembroke Pines man is accused of having sexual relations with a high school student.

Lavelle Jamal Gordon was hired in January 2021 as language arts teacher at Hallandale All Magnet High School, 720 NW Ninth Ave., Hallandale Beach.

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He was arrested Sunday and charged with being an authority figure soliciting and/or engaging in sexual conduct offenses with a student, records show.

According to the arrest report, Gordon would openly flirt and touch the girl in class, take her to lunch off campus during school, picked her up at home, took her home after school, and had sex with her on several occasions.

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A school administrator asked more than 40 students in one of his classes to write about an incident that was reported and the mostly anonymous responses detailed the behavior between Gordon and the teenage student in class.

Lavelle Gordon
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Lavelle Gordon

The school's assistant principal had meetings with the girl's parents and they supplied pictures from the daughter's cellphone that showed Gordon and their daughter together.

At his first court appearance Monday, Gordon's bond was set at $75,000 with conditions that included no contact with the alleged victim or any other juvenile children. He remained in Broward County Jail Tuesday.

"The District takes allegations of misconduct very seriously, as ensuring the safety of our students is our top priority," school officials said in a statement Monday.

"Hallandale High School’s administration continues to work with the District’s Special Investigative Unit and law enforcement regarding this matter," it read.

Gordon had been reassigned to a position that has no contact with students, school district officials added.

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