Last month, a 16-year-old filed a lawsuit against Bellingham Public Schools, accusing them of failing to act or report when she was allegedly sexually abused. The district has denied mishandling any reports from the student. FOX13
The girl was a student atfor the 2021-2022 school year, and according to federal court documents, she was sexually abused for months by another student. Her abuser allegedly put his hands under her shirt or down her pants, rubbed himself on her, asked him to date her and tried to coerce her into performing oral sex on him.
, the district denied that it mishandled the student's reports and says that it took reasonable steps to report the harassment.Student sues Bellingham Public Schools, claims administrators failed to report sexual abuse The district told FOX 13 that the three administrators named in the suit are still employed full-time, however, they've been reassigned to the district's Department of Teaching and Learning.
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