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In a recent legal development, a jury found Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia's largest school system, and associated staff not liable in a case where a former student, referred to as Kate or B.R., alleged multiple instances of rape during her time as a middle schooler. The plaintiff had sought tens of millions of dollars in damages. The jury, after deliberating for approximately five hours following a five-week trial, concluded that the school board and its staff were not 'deliberately indifferent' to Kate or B.R.'s complaints of sexual harassment and assault. This verdict comes amidst discussions by women's rights groups about institutional failures to protect against sexual assault.
A jury on Wednesday rejected a woman's lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars from Virginia's largest school system over allegations that she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler. https://t.co/dr8Bks0ZM4
Today, after deliberating only about five hours in a trial that has lasted five weeks, a jury ruled that the Fairfax County School Board was not “deliberately indifferent” in protecting Kate, or BR, from sexual harassment that ended in alleged rape. But, standing before Lady… https://t.co/0ev7WDmXS8
LOCAL ALERT: A jury has rejected a woman's lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars from Fairfax County Public Schools over allegations that she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler. https://t.co/XBXgkdPHp7
