Torts/Personal Injury
Aug. 3, 2026
Man sues Berkeley school district, claims teacher sexual abuse 20 years ago
The plaintiff alleges the Berkeley Unified School District failed to protect him from repeated sexual abuse by a teacher during the 1996-97 school year.
A former Berkeley elementary school student has sued the Berkeley Unified School District, alleging the district failed to protect him from repeated sexual abuse by one of his teachers during the 1996-97 school year despite reports to school employees.
"The abuse was reported to the police when my client was finally brave enough to tell his mother after enduring months of abuse," said Mary Alexande, who filed the lawsuit on July 23. "She first told the school, who i...
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