Three families suing a private school in Chapel Hill are accusing staff members of gross negligence in their handling of alleged sexual harassment and assault involving a kindergarten student whose parent works at the school.
The incidents weren’t reported to law enforcement for a week or more after they occurred, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Office reports obtained by The News & Observer. Some occurred after a deputy told the Emerson Waldorf School’s director of education that state law requires her to notify law enforcement about crimes against children.
The school’s alleged delay in notifying parents and law enforcement, failure to launch a required federal Title IX investigation, and failure to take corrective action exposed other students to harassment and assault, according to the lawsuit filed Jan. 29 in Orange County Superior Court…