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Civil rights Keyed to Jeffries, 5th Ed.
Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District
Citation:
524 U.S. 274 (1998)Facts
In 1991, when Alida Star Gebser was an eighth-grade student at a middle school in the Lago Vista Independent School District, she joined a high school book discussion group led by Frank Waldrop, a teacher at the high school. During these sessions, Waldrop often made sexually suggestive comments to students. When Gebser entered high school, she was assigned to Waldrop’s classes, and he began directing more suggestive comments toward her. In spring, Waldrop initiated sexual contact with Gebser when he visited her home ostensibly to give her a book. They subsequently had sexual intercourse multiple times during the remainder of the school year and into the following year. Gebser did not report the relationship to school officials, later testifying that she was uncertain how to react and wanted to continue having Waldrop as a teacher. In October 1992, parents of other students complained to the high school principal about Waldrop’s inappropriate classroom comments, but the principal did not report this to the district’s Title IX coordinator. In January 1993, a police officer discovered Waldrop and Gebser engaging in sexual intercourse, leading to Waldrop’s arrest and termination. During this time, the district had not promulgated or distributed an official grievance procedure for sexual harassment complaints or issued a formal anti-harassment policy. Gebser and her mother filed suit against Lago Vista and Waldrop, seeking damages under Title IX, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and state law.
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