School pays thousands to former pupil over handing of rape claim

Case settled out of court after girl was expected to attend classes with accused pupil

A secondary school has agreed to pay tens of thousands of pounds in damages and legal costs over its handling of an allegation of rape made by one of its former pupils against her then classmate, the Guardian has learned.

The girl, who was 16 at the time and studying for her GCSEs, sued the school after she was expected to carry on attending lessons with the boy she had accused of rape.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2O4DEu7