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20 Sep Burke High School Press Release

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September 20, 2018

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LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER BURKE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER COERCES MINOR STUDENT TO PERFORM SEX ACTS FOR BETTER GRADES

Charleston, S.C. – The Peper Law Firm, PA filed a lawsuit today on behalf of a former Burke High School student alleging the Charleston County School District failed to protect the minor from a teacher who coerced the student into performing repeated sexual acts. The complaint further alleges the teacher lowered the grade of the student after resisting the teacher’s continuous sexual advances.

The complaint brings two causes of action against the Charleston County School District: gross negligence and recklessness; and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Attorney Mark A. Peper released the following statement:

“Where the safety, protection, and well-being of our students is paramount, acts such as these and others by employees under the direct supervision of the CCSD are outrageous, and must be regarded as atrocious and utterly intolerable. If the District won’t fix the problem, the Courts will.”

The complaint, which is available here, is filed at the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Charleston County, South Carolina.

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