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LAUSD to Pay $30M in Settlements to Victims of Teacher Who Fed Students His Sperm

The Los Angeles Unified School District has settled a whopping 58 legal claims filed in conjunction with the sexual abuse of students at Miramonte Elementary School in South L.A. [ more › ]

L.A. Now Live: LAUSD's $30-million Miramonte settlement

Attorneys representing parents in 58 legal claims have agreed to a $30-million settlement with the Los Angeles Unified School District over alleged abuse perpetrated at Miramonte Elementary School. The settlement, part of an effort by LAUSD and the children's parents...

LAUSD to pay Miramonte victims $30 million; teacher due in court

Now that the Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed to a $30-million settlement in the Miramonte Elementary School case, the teacher accused of lewd acts against dozens of children is set to appear in court next month. Mark Berndt,...

First settlements in Miramonte abuse case total $30 million

The Los Angeles Unified School District will pay about $30 million to settle 58 legal claims involving a former Miramonte Elementary School teacher accused of committing lewd acts on children, plaintiffs’ lawyers said Tuesday. These are the first settlements in...

L.A. Unified settles Miramonte abuse claims for $30 million

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...

School safety around the world

5 months agoOdd : Off Stuff Magazine

1. Los Angeles School Police officers provide security as parents and their children gather outside of Miramonte Elementary school to protest as the investigation continues. 2. Students stand behind as a policeman and a teacher try to defend them against an intruder … Continue reading ?

LAUSD to pay $6.9 million in abuse case; Miramonte could be costly

As the Los Angeles Unified School District tries to settle claims filed in connection with a teacher who allegedly molested children at Miramonte Elementary School, a jury awarded $6.9 million to another district student in a separate sexual abuse case.

Miramonte lewd conduct lawsuits can proceed

An L.A. County Superior Court judge on Thursday lifted a stay on lawsuits arising from alleged lewd conduct at Miramonte Elementary School. The order, by Judge Malcolm Mackey, allows attorneys representing students and parents to proceed formally with their lawsuits....

Teacher Misconduct Bill a Test Case for California Legislature

In the wake of Mark Berndt and the Miramonte Elementary School child abuse case, California state senator Alex Padilla (D-Los Angeles) introduced SB 1530 last March, which would have made moderate adjustments to suspension and dismissal procedures for teachers accused of “serious or egregious unprofessional conduct.” If you think I’m understating the scope of the bill, read [...]

L.A. Unified aims to settle Miramonte lawsuits by end of January

Attorneys for the Los Angeles Unified School District announced Thursday that the district intends to settle 189 legal claims filed in connection with lewd-conduct charges against a former teacher at Miramonte Elementary School by the end of January.

New litigation related to alleged lewd conduct at Miramonte

Attorneys filed four more lawsuits this week in connection with lewd-conduct charges against a former teacher at Miramonte Elementary School.

Post-Miramonte, attorney calls for more aggressive measures

An attorney representing two dozen students urged school officials Monday to take more aggressive action in response to alleged lewd conduct at Miramonte Elementary School. The Los Angeles Unified School District should agree to an independent monitor over safety issues,...

Ex-Miramonte school teacher to face trial on molestation charges

Former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Martin Bernard Springer must stand on three counts of child molestation for allegedly inappropriately touching a girl, a judge has ruled.

Former Miramonte student allegedly beaten at new school

A former Miramonte Elementary School student, who is among a group of children suing over alleged teacher sexual misconduct, has transferred from one middle school to another after she was allegedly beaten by other students. The incident apparently was unrelated...

Teachers Return To L.A. School Where Two Were Accused Of Lewd Conduct

9 months agoNews : The Two-Way

The entire staff at Miramonte Elementary was replaced last February after the allegations against two teachers. Administrators wanted to show parents they were taking action. Now, cleared of any wrongdoing, the other teachers are back in their classrooms.

Students, teachers return to Miramonte following abuse scandal

School opened for the year at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles, where teachers were abruptly removed fin February following the arrests of a current and a former teacher charged with lewd conduct against students. Tuesday, 45 of the original teachers, cleared of any wrongdoing, were back.

Miramonte teachers return to campus rocked by abuse scandal

School opened Tuesday at Miramonte Elementary with the normal bustle and excitement -- as well as four TV news vans, two school police officers and 16 psychiatric social workers. But the most notable event was the first day back teaching...Show More Summary

14 moms sue LA schools in child abuse case

10 months agoNews : Field Notes

Attorneys representing 14 mothers of students at Miramonte Elementary School announced Tuesday the filing of a lawsuit that alleges the school district did not protect their children from a teacher accused of lewd acts involving children. The lawsuit claims the Los Angeles …

Miramonte Parents to File Lawsuit Against LAUSD

In the wake of a sex abuse scandal that included students being fed cookies with semen on them, 14 parents of students who attended Miramonte Elementary School are suing the LA Unified School District, reports KTLA. [ more › ]

Lawyer: Accused Miramonte "Tasting Game" Teacher "unjustly suffering behind bars"

Is this the case of an accused man's attorney calling the "waaaaaambulance" or a legit gripe? The lawyer representing ousted Miramonte Elementary School teacher Mark Berndt says "his client is unjustly suffering behind bars," according to CBS2. [ more › ]

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