Legal Opinion
Irvin v. Grand Rapids Pub. Sch.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided September 27, 2016No. CASE NO. 1:14-CV-1161PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT J. JONKER, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This case involves sexual misconduct by a teacher at a public high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There is no question that the teacher's behavior was reprehensible-in fact, criminal-and that the students were victims in this experience. The teacher was fired and is now serving time in prison. The question in this case is whether the school district and its senior *915administrators are civilly accountable for the teacher's criminal conduct and their response to it. Based on the record developed in this case, the Court finds that Plaintiffs…
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