SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A school district in California was able to dismiss a 15-year-old student’s substantive due process and Title IX sexual discrimination claims in his family’s complaint alleging he was sexually abused by his teacher, who then accused him of raping her when someone caught them in the act. No evidence showed the principal knew the teacher had any history of touching or sexually grooming students, or that she was aware of rumors about the teacher. The district had issued two warnings for inappropriate communications with students.
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