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The court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment, finding that plaintiffs failed to establish that individual defendants acted with deliberate indifference to sexual harassment and abuse by school employees, and that Granbury ISD did not have a custom, practice, or policy causing the alleged injuries.
What Happened
In Doe v. Granbury ISD, employees sued Granbury Independent School District claiming they experienced sexual harassment at work and that the school district failed to provide reasonable accommodations they needed. The workers argued that individual supervisors and administrators knew about the harassment but deliberately ignored it, and that the school district had policies or practices that allowed these problems to continue.
What the Court Decided
The court ruled in favor of the school district and dismissed the case. The judge found that the employees could not prove that individual school officials deliberately ignored known harassment. The court also determined that the workers failed to show that Granbury ISD had any official policies, customs, or practices that caused their injuries.
Why This Matters for Workers
This ruling highlights how challenging it can be to win harassment and accommodation cases against employers. Workers must provide strong evidence that supervisors knew about problems and deliberately did nothing, or that the employer had policies that contributed to the harm. Simply experiencing harassment may not be enough – workers need to document that management was aware of issues and failed to act appropriately.
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