Oregon school district reaches $2.35 million settlement in teacher abuse case

Crew Janci Team on February 19, 2026

A Clatsop County school district accused of doing little to stop a shop teacher’s sexual abuse of a student agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a federal lawsuit.

“We are extremely proud of our young client’s courage in pursuing accountability for the Jewell School District,” said her lawyer Peter Janci. “Oregon’s public-school students and their parents deserve to be able to trust that administrators will take action when faced with warning signs of sexual abuse by school staff. While nothing can erase the preventable suffering our client experienced, we are hopeful that our efforts in this case will encourage change and increase the safety of other children currently enrolled to the Jewell School District.”

To read the full story, visit The Oregonian’s article here.

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