DES MOINES, Iowa — The jury has come to a verdict following the two-week-long court case of the Safris family vs. Urbandale Schools.
The lawsuit was filed by the Safris family alleging that negligence and ignorance of policy led to their daughter being assaulted by a male classmate during her middle school English class, eventually causing her to become suicidal.
Their daughter had sent nudes to a male classmate in the fall of 2018, he later began assaulting her and sharing the nudes with others in the school after she refused to go out with him.
Trial coverage: Safris vs. Urbandale Schools
The jury has been tasked with determining if the school was negligent in its supervision of the classroom and reporting the incident. They have also been asked to determine if the alleged assault has permanently affected the girl, resulting in lifelong consequences.
The Safris family alleges that because the photos were reportedly spread throughout the school and several students were aware of them, administrators and teachers should have also noticed something and opened an investigation.