Oct. 9, 2026
Billions at stake as justices revisit school abuse liability
The California Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether school districts' statutory immunity for off-campus student injuries shields the Victor Valley Union High School District from a negligence suit by a woman whose teacher took her from campus and sexually assaulted her in 1999, a case districts hope will curb their exposure amid billions in childhood sexual abuse liability.
Reeling from liability for billions of dollars in court judgments over retroactive childhood sexual abuse claims, California school districts got more bad news in July when a state appellate panel refused to shield a district for a teacher's off-campus sexual assault of a student.
The ruling broadened the scope of available claims--despite an Education Code provision providing schools immunity for student injuries away from the school grounds--because school officials on campu...
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