A Bronx judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the New York City Department of Education of failing to supervise a teacher who sexually assaulted a student who became pregnant, finding the school was not liable for the teacher’s conduct because it took place off campus in the summer.
Acting Supreme Court Justice Mitchell Danziger ruled last Wednesday in Doe v. Department of Education, 350325/10, that the education department is entitled to summary judgment because it had no duty to supervise a student outside school grounds after hours, and because it did not have notice that the teacher had any propensity toward sexual misconduct.
