Legal Opinion

N.L. v. Bethel School District

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 1, 2016No. 91775-2PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

González, J.

¶1 N.L. met Nicholas Clark at school track practice. She was 14, and he was 18. Both were students in the Bethel School District. Neither N.L. nor any responsible adult on the field knew that Clark was a registered sex offender who had previously sexually as*426saulted a younger girl who had been about N.L.’s age at the time. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department had informed Clark’s school principal of his sex offender status, but the principal took no action in response. Clark persuaded N.L. to leave campus with him and raped her. N.L. sued the district, alleging negligence. We…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Hartley v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1985
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  3. Hertog v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  4. HERTOG, EX REL., SAH v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Taggart v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by38 opinions

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