Litigation
Sep. 10, 2002
Lawsuit Sends Schools a Message
If you bash, you pay. That's the message Derek Henkle and his lawyers want to send to school districts nationwide after settling an anti-gay harassment lawsuit in Reno, Nev. Henkle alleged Washoe County School District officials failed to stop taunts and physical abuse that he endured during his 1995-97 high school years. Henkle v. Gregory , N00-0050 (D. Nev., settled Aug. 28, 2002).
If you bash, you pay.
That's the message Derek Henkle and his lawyers want to send to school districts nationwide after settling an anti-gay harassment lawsuit in Reno, Nev. Henkle alleged Washoe County School District officials failed to stop taunts and physical abuse that he endured du...