Case Number:
23PSCV00285
Hearing Date:
June 27, 2023
Dept:
O
Tentative Ruling



Defendants DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES is
SUSTAINED

with leave to amend.




Background



This case arises from a sexual assault. JANE DOE (Plaintiff), a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Jane GA Doe; and JANE GA DOE (Plaintiffs Mother or Mother) allege the following against Defendants GLENDORA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (GUSD), CULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SANDBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CHERYL BONNER (Bonner), and VIRGINIA KELSEN (Kelsen) (collectively, Defendants)
[1]
: On December 13, 2021 during her 5
th
grade year, Plaintiff was sexually abused and bullied by a male student, John Doe, wherein he hit Plaintiffs buttocks, pinched her waist, and groped her breasts. (Complaint ¶23.) Plaintiff and four other students, who were also abused by John Doe, told school officials, but Plaintiffs Mother was not contacted; Plaintiffs Mother learned of the abuse when