Doe v. Galster

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendants-school district administrators’ motion for summary judgment in Title VI and Title IX action, alleging that defendants failed to take appropriate steps to protect plaintiff-middle school student from bullying/physical assaults by her classmates. Plaintiff failed to establish that defendants were deliberately indifferent to physical harassment that plaintiff endured, where: (1) defendants responded to two observed incidents of physical assaults by directing classmates to cease said conduct and calling parents of said classmates; (2) defendants conducted full investigation of known incidents; and (3) school principal informed plaintiff’s parents of his recommendation to expel said classmates. Moreover, due to discretion given to defendants’ disciplinary decisions, plaintiff was not entitled to any specific remedial measures, and fact that defendants did not provide plaintiff with safety plan or grant her request to transfer to different school did not require different result in case.