Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. State

OPINION

McGREGOR, Justice.

¶ 1 Doe, on behalf of her minor son, filed suit against the Gilbert Unified School District (GUSD) and the Arizona Department of Education (ADOE). The suit alleged that GUSD teacher Kenneth R. Graham had repeatedly molested Doe’s son, that ADOE negligently processed and approved Graham’s application for a teaching certificate, and that GUSD negligently failed to protect Doe’s son from Graham. After Doe amended her complaint to substitute the State for ADOE, the trial court granted the State’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.)…