They are claiming several theories of liability including wrongful death because they said school officials knew Olsen was bullied because she was Asian and did nothing to stop it.
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The school district recently asked the judge to partially dismiss the school board and several administrators. Their stance is they have immunity because they are a political subdivision and couldn’t know the girl would kill herself.
“Plaintiff’s wrongful death claim for decedent’s suicide is preempted by the political subdivision doctrine,” the motion reads. “Furthermore, suicide constitutes an intervening force which breaks the causation chain stemming from a wrongful act and does not render a defendant civilly liable.”
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The district has also asked the judge to disregard testimony from 10 witnesses who apparently came forward with more bullying allegations after Olsen’s death.
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