C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School District

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

C.A., a minor, sued his public high school guidance counselor and the school district for damages arising out of sexual harassment and abuse by the counselor. The trial court sustained the school district’s demurrer, and the Court of Appeal affirmed. On review, the question presented is whether the district may be found vicariously liable for the acts of its employees (Gov. Code, § 815.2) 1 —not for the acts of the counselor, which were outside the scope of her employment (see John R. v. Oakland Unified School Dist. (1989) 48 Cal.3d 438, 441, 451-452 [256 Cal.Rptr. 766, 769…