In June I
wrote about the sexual
harassment law suit against former Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
superintendent Ramon Cortines. A judge has just dismissed the lawsuit by
district real estate manager Scot Graham for being filed too late, according to
the 4LAKids Blog. The judge made no ruling on the
merits of the case.
The suit
stems from events at Cortines’ Kern County ranch in 2010. Cortines, who retired
in 2012, admitted his actions were inappropriate and resulted from poor
judgment, but were entirely consensual. The district had offered Mr. Graham a
settlement, but the deal fell apart when LAUSD announced it publicly before
obtaining Graham’s signature. Graham said that the resulting publicity did even
more harm and asked for additional compensation.
Graham had
reported the incident three times to superiors, who suggested he seek therapy
and drop the matter. No investigation was made by LAUSD in response to his
complaint.
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