Plaintiff’s Failure to Notify School in Sex Harassment Case Is Costly

A California state appeals court has upheld a trial court's decision to grant summary judgment to defendants in a sexual harassment case. The plaintiff, a freshman varsity softball player, alleged that the defendants had violated her civil rights under Section 1983 and under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act.   The panel of judges held that plaintiff Melissa Ashby failed to provide sufficient evidence of pervasive sexual harassment or that the school district was aware of the harassment, an