YOUNGSTOWN - A plaintiff in a lawsuit regarding Ursuline High School is asking the court to dismiss a federal claim and move the rest.

This lawsuit was the second one filed against Ursuline late last year, alleging abuse by one of its football players of a female student, filed under the pseudonym Daughter Doe.

The student claims she was allegedly sexually harassed and physically assaulted by a football player between 2023 and 2024. 

The claim that the plaintiff in this case is asking the court to dismiss is the Title IX violation, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in an educational environment.

Ursuline continues to maintain the Title IX status because it lacked actual knowledge of the specific harassment until reports were made; therefore, it could not have acted with the deliberate indifference required to prove a civil rights violation.

Additionally, the plaintiff wants the court to move the remaining 14 state claims to the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas for continued adjudication.

 

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