Peninsula School District hit with new lawsuits related to teacher’s child molestation conviction

Fallout continues for Peninsula School District following the child sex abuse conviction of former teacher Jordan Roy Henderson.

Prosecutors charged Henderson, 36, with sexually assaulting four fourth- and fifth-grade girls who were his students at Evergreen Elementary School in Lakebay between 2022 and 2024. A Pierce County Superior Court jury on Jan. 5, found Henderson guilty of 12 counts of first-degree child molestation. He was sentenced May 8 to 66 years-to-life in prison.

Parents of the girls sued Peninsula School District in 2024, claiming it failed to stop Henderson’s predatory behavior despite reports of red flags well before his arrest…

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