Friday, September 23, 2011

DALLAS: Family Awarded Millions in Lawsuit Against Episcopal School

DALLAS: Family Awarded Millions in Lawsuit Against Episcopal School
Jury finds school negligent in its handling of sexual relationship between student and teacher

by Susy Solis,
NBCDFW.com
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Family-Awarded-Millions-in-Lawsuit-Against-School-130286853.htmlWednesday,
Sept. 21, 2011

A former student and her parents were awarded millions of dollars Wednesday in a civil case against the Episcopal School of Dallas.

The jury found the school liable in how it dealt with a sexual relationship between a 16-year-old female student and a 34-year-old male teacher.

When the relationship was discovered, the girl was asked to leave the school in a move the school said was in her best interest. The parents then filed a civil suit against the school, claiming it didn't do enough to protect their daughter from the relationship.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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