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C.A. v. WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DIST.

No. S188982.

53 Cal.4th 861 (2012)

138 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1

270 P.3d 699

C.A., a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

March 8, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manly & Stewart, Vince W. Finaldi , John C. Manly ; Esner, Chang & Boyer, Stuart B. Esner and Holly N. Boyer for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robert A. Olson , Feris M. Greenberger , Timothy T. Coates ; McCune & Harber, Stephen M. Harber and Joseph W. Cheung for Defendants and Respondents.

Dannis Woliver Kelley , Sue Ann Salmon Evans and Chad William Herrington for Education Legal Alliance of the California School Boards Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Jennifer B. Henning for California State Association of Counties and League of California Cities as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

WERDEGAR, J.—

C.A., a minor, sued his public high school guidance counselor and the school district for damages arising out of sexual harassment and abuse by the counselor. The trial court sustained the school district's demurrer, and the Court of Appeal affirmed. On review, the question presented is whether the district may be found vicariously liable for the acts of its employees (Gov. Code, § 815.2)1...

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