"Marco Morrone, in a cross-complaint filed in Sonoma County Superior Court, alleges Sonoma Academy and its leadership created a non-traditional campus environment that broke down physical and emotional boundaries between teachers and students, creating fertile ground for what he called unfounded claims of inappropriate behavior on his part. The school's "social experiment of catering to, and indulging, the children of Sonoma County's elite has had consequences both ironic and profound for those school administrators and trustees who conceived of and established this culture," the lawsuit states."
"In a separate legal motion, also filed in early October, Morrone formally objects to a pending settlement between Sonoma Academy and the graduates who sued the school, one of the Bay Area's most exclusive college prep campuses. Morrone contends that the public has a right to know "the truth about the ultimate financial motivation behind the plaintiff's claims," according to his motion."
Marco Morrone sued Sonoma Academy after his 2020 firing, filing a cross-complaint that alleges school leaders fostered a non-traditional campus culture that eroded physical and emotional boundaries between teachers and students. Morrone seeks to block a confidential settlement between the school and several female graduates who alleged sexually charged and inappropriate behavior by him between 2007 and 2014, and he seeks compensation. He argues the public has a right to know possible financial motivations behind the plaintiffs' claims. The graduates initially went public about alleged harassment four years ago, and the allegations were first detailed in a 2021 Press Democrat investigation.
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