Legal Opinion
Canutillo Independent School District v. Martha Leija and Jerry Leija as Next Friends of Rosemarie Leija, a Minor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1997No. 95-50791PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal by the Canutillo Independent School District turns on whether, under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., a school district is strictly liable for its teacher’s sexual abuse of a student; and, if not, whether another teacher’s being told about the abuse is sufficient notice to the school district for possible liability under some other standard. We REVERSE the denial of the school district’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on the Title IX claim and REMAND.
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