Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Town of Chelmsford
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 25, 2017No. Civil Action No. 16-11689-PBSPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Patti B. Saris, Chief United States District Judge
This suit alleges that the Chelmsford public school system and its employees failed to take sufficient steps to protect a student from a sexual assault at a school-sponsored varsity football camp and from subsequent bullying and harassment by teachers and other students at Chelmsford High School (“CHS”). The individual defendants and the municipal defendants move separately to dismiss.
The Court ALLOWS in part and DENIES in part the motions to dismiss (Docket Nos. 28, 30).
BACKGROUND
I. Parties
The plaintiffs are Matthew A.…
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