California Jury Awards $1.25M in School Bathroom Break Suit

January 27, 2017

A jury has awarded $1.25 million to a former San Diego, Calif. high schooler who was denied a bathroom break and forced to urinate in a bucket.

The girl, then 14, used the bucket in a Patrick Henry High School supply room in 2012. A teacher had denied her request to leave a 25-minute class, believing it was against school rules.

Her lawyer said after the incident made headlines, the girl was mercilessly teased, traumatized and attempted suicide.

She sued the teacher and the San Diego Unified School District.

District lawyers said the teacher, who no longer works on campus, never intended to embarrass the girl.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported the district will consider whether to appeal the decision.

Topics Lawsuits California

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  • January 30, 2017 at 9:01 am
    E says:
    For $1.25M I would be happy to pee in a bucket- and people wonder why insurance rates are so high in CA.
  • January 27, 2017 at 2:57 pm
    London says:
    You read some of these stories and just need to shake your head and mutter "what were they thinking" ? The schoolgirl should have taken the bucket back to the teacher to evide... read more
  • January 27, 2017 at 2:46 pm
    Nancy says:
    So, this disgusting teacher no longer works at the campus. I assume they were "reassigned" somewhere else?

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