The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a $4.5 million judgment against a San Antonio school district, concluding it couldn’t be sued for failing to stop a principal from repeatedly molesting a student because the perpetrator himself was the only school employee who knew about the crimes.
In her decision, Fifth Circuit Judge Priscilla Owen reversed a jury’s award by concluding that Title IX does not entitle the plaintiff to recovery from a school district when the only person with knowledge of the sexual harassment is the perpetrator.
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