Gordon v. Traverse City Area Public Schools

OPINION

GORDON J. QUIST, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Plaintiff, Keegan Gordon, was a fifteen-year-old student at Traverse City West High School when he was sexually assaulted by a teacher. Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendant, Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) alleging: (1) a claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that TCAPS’s conduct in response to the assault violated Plaintiffs right to equal protection and right to be free from harassment based on sex under the Fourteenth Amendment; (2) a claim under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,120 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. for…