Rancho Cucamonga, CA — ACTS LAW announced today that it has secured a $2,250,000 settlement on behalf of a student who was sexually assaulted on campus at Los Osos High School due to what the lawsuit alleged was the school district’s prolonged failure to properly supervise, monitor, and protect its students.
The settlement was reached on the eve of trial following extensive litigation, including multiple rounds of discovery, depositions, and motion practice.
The lawsuit, L.G. v. Chaffey Joint Union High School District (Case No. CIVSB2203415), alleged that the District and Los Osos High School failed to supervise a known problematic area on campus, a walled, enclosed ADA access structure where students frequently hid and congregated. According to the complaint, security personnel had previously discovered students concealing themselves inside this structure on multiple occasions, yet the District failed to implement adequate supervision or real-time camera monitoring to protect students.
In the fall of 2021, the plaintiff, a minor, was forcibly sexually assaulted on campus during the lunch period. The complaint alleged that the assault lasted more than 17 minutes, was captured on the school’s own security cameras, and occurred without any intervention by school staff. The student returned late to class visibly injured but, according to the filing, no teacher or administrator noticed or reported her condition. The incident was not discovered until weeks later, after the video footage was finally reviewed.
“This case represents a catastrophic failure by school administration to protect the children entrusted to them,” said Dena Weiss, Partner at ACTS LAW and lead counsel on the case. “The District knew this was a dangerous, concealed area where students were repeatedly found hiding, yet they did nothing. Our client endured a horrific trauma that was entirely preventable had the school simply followed basic supervision and safety protocols.”
Attorney Andrew I. Chung, who assisted in the litigation, emphasized the broader implications for school safety accountability:
“Schools have a legal and moral duty to provide a safe environment for every student. When a district installs cameras but doesn’t monitor them, ignores repeated warning signs, and allows known blind spots to persist, it betrays that duty. This settlement sends a clear message that turning a blind eye to student safety is unacceptable.”
Attorney Kevin Culpepper, who also played a key role on the litigation team, noted:
“Our client showed incredible courage throughout this process. No child should ever experience what she did, especially in a place where she should have been safe.”
The complaint detailed that Los Osos High School had a documented history of prior incidents involving violence and sexual misconduct, including hidden cameras placed by a staff member in restrooms and locker rooms just months before this assault occurred. Despite that history, the suit alleged that no meaningful safety measures were implemented.
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ACTS LAW represents plaintiffs in complex injury, sex abuse, and school bullying cases, with a longstanding commitment to protecting the most vulnerable. The firm’s attorneys have secured landmark verdicts and settlements throughout California on behalf of survivors of institutional negligence and misconduct.
