L.A. Unified settles MIramonte abuse claims for $30 million
Courtesy Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Unified School District will pay about $30 million to settle 58 legal claims filed by students and parents in connection with lewd-conduct charges against a former teacher at Miramonte Elementary School, plaintiffs' lawyers said Tuesday.
Each of the victims will receive about $470,000 under the preliminary deal struck with L.A. Unified, the lawyers said. The settlement covers about half of the identified victims at the school and is designed to avoid long drawn-out litigation that could potentially do more harm to the children, those attorneys said.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge still needs to review and approve the settlements, L.A. Unified officials said.
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Ray Boucher, an attorney who represents 13 students and parents, said the desire to protect children from needlessly being subjected to difficult court proceedings was paramount.
“This was the right thing to do for the kids,” he said.
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