The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to consider an appeal on a sexual harassment case involving Alpena Public Schools.
The lawsuit comes from a former APS student, who was allegedly sexually harassed by a classmate beginning in the 4th grade. The incidents continued to happen once the students were in middle school.
Her mother sued the school after claiming the district had violated the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act by failing to keep the students apart as agreed. This was seen as the district creating a hostile environment as they weren't putting a stop to the harassment.
A previous court decision declared no civil rights violations from the school.
A lawyer for Alpena Public Schools declined to comment on the decision, but previously told Michigan Public Radio “I think the school did what it could to try to address this issue and that’s really all you can ask for. Schools aren’t perfect. They do the best they can.”
