A former student is suing the Cherry Creek School District alleging administrators violated her right to an education by failing to investigate and protect her from a hostile environment at school after she reported being sexually assaulted by a football player.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Denver, alleges Cherry Creek High School administrators repeatedly refused to open a Title IX investigation after the female student reported the 2022 assault, and failed to issue a no-contact order to prevent her from encountering the other student on campus.

“It’s incredibly disappointing to see the lack of compassion and caring on the part of the Cherry Creek School District with yet another victim of sexual assault and abuse,” said attorney Laura Wolf, who is representing the female student.  

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