A former California student who had a baby at age 16 with his teacher in 2013 has won a multi-million dollar payout from the school district.
The unidentified student, now 21, will reportedly receive $6 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Redlands Unified School District officials placed all the blame on teacher Laura Whitehurst and admitted no fault by settling the suit.
A former California high school student who father a baby with his teacher Laura Whitehurst (pictured) has won a $6 million settlement from the school district
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Share'In the long run, $6 million is high, but it could have been much higher if this had been left to an empathetic jury in another city looking past the facts to find a financial scapegoat for the unprofessional, criminal actions of one individual,' District spokesman Tom DeLapp said.
The former AP English teacher gave birth to a girl in June 2013 after engaging in a year-long relationship with the student, CBS News reported.
The suit claimed that the district failed to inform the student's parents after they had reason to believe Whitehurst was sexually abusing the student
She faced 41 felony counts but took a plea bargain after agreeing to plead guilty to six of the 41 counts.
The suit was brought against the school district the following year after the student's lawyer, Vince Finaldi, claimed the district 'turned a blind eye' to the improper conduct.
'The size of this settlement represents the gravity of the damage done to this young victim and his family and it also highlights the extreme malfeasance and neglect by school officials who turned a blind eye to the criminal conduct of a teacher and failed to protect a student,' Finaldi said.
The suit claimed that the district failed to inform the student's parents after there was reason to believe sexual abuse was taking place.
Sexual contact between Whitehurst and the student began in 2012 when the boy was 16.
The student claimed he was stalked bu Whitehurst prior to their relationship and that she told him she could not get pregnant.
Redlands Unified School District officials placed all the blame on Whitehurst and admitted no fault by settling the suit
The student was present at the birth of their daughter and share custody of the baby.
However, there is a no contact order between Whitehurst and the student.
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