W.H. v. OLYMPIA SCHOOL DIST.

No. 97630-9.

465 P.3d 322 (2020)

Certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in W.H., as guardian for her minor daughter, P.H.; W.H., individually; J.H., individually; B.M., as guardian for her minor daughter, S.A.; and B.M., individually, Plaintiffs, v. OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a public corporation; Jennifer Priddy, individually; Frederick David Stanley, individually; Barbara Greer, individually; William V. Lahmann, individually; Dominic G. Cvitanich, individually, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed June 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell L. Cochran , Kevin Michael Hastings , Christopher Eric Love , Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, 911 Pacific Ave. Ste. 200, Tacoma, WA, for Plaintiff.

Gerald John Moberg , Attorney at Law, 124 3rd Ave. Sw, Ephrata, WA, Michael Early McFarland Jr. , Attorney at Law, 818 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 250, Spokane, WA, Kenneth Wendell , Shelby R. Frost Lemmel , Masters Law Group PLLC, 241 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, WA, for Defendant.

Michael Barr King , Rory Drew Cosgrove , Carney Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Tiffany Mae Cartwright , Macdonald Hoague & Bayless, 705 2nd Ave. Ste. 1500, Seattle, WA, Courtney Chappell, Legal Voice, 907 Pine Street, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice.

Tyna Ek , Attorney at Law, 3704 Sw Lander St., Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Schools Risk Management Pool.

Rebecca Jane Roe , Schroeter Goldmark Bender, 810 3rd Ave. Ste. 500, Seattle, WA, Erin Kathleen Olson , Law Office of Erin Olson P.C., 2014 Ne Broadway St., Portland, OR, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Center for Victims of Crime.

Valerie Davis McOmie , Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.


¶1 The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington certified two questions to this court in connection with the meaning of the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), chapter 49.60 RCW. First, the district court asked, "May...

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