SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge thinned out a lawsuit filed by a former Holyoke High School student who argues she was sexually assaulted and bullied while the school system stood idly by.
A lawsuit filed by “Jane Doe” against the city and its school system focuses on two alleged sexual assaults by fellow student and a pervasive campaign of bullying as the plaintiff is among the LGBTQ community, according to the complaint filed last year.
Three years before the lawsuit was filed, the allegation and alleged indifference by school officials prompted a high-profile walkout by students and advocates. The plaintiff in the federal claim argues she — the only female member of the football team — was the sole student disciplined was retaliated against by officials and her peers for her participation along with writing an essay in the school newsletter about her experience.
