"The district agreed on a total of $25 million to settle the two lawsuits $7 million for one lawsuit and $18 million to be divided among three plaintiffs in a second during closed session at a Board of Education meeting Wednesday, Sept. 10, district spokesman Ronald Gonzales-Lawrence said. The individuals accused of misconduct no longer work for the district, Gonzales-Lawrence said."
"Following the 2019 passage of Assembly Bill 218, a bill that extended the statute of limitations for victims of childhood assault, a series of lawsuits were filed against the Pomona Unified School District by eight women who claimed they were groomed and sexually abused by coaches, one of whom was also a locker room supervisor, on and off campus in the mid- to late 1990s."
"The women were mostly in their 40s by the time the lawsuits were filed and most graduated high school more than two decades ago. All were involved in either track or cheerleading while they attended Pomona High School. One of the victims left the school after her freshman year and another moved out of state before graduation. No criminal charges were ever filed against any PUSD staff members."
Pomona Unified agreed to pay $25 million to settle two lawsuits alleging inappropriate conduct by former coaches against eight women who were Pomona High students in the 1990s. One settlement was $7 million; the other was $18 million to be divided among three plaintiffs. The accused individuals no longer work for the district. After the 2019 passage of Assembly Bill 218, eight women filed suits claiming grooming and sexual abuse by coaches, including a locker-room supervisor, on and off campus in the mid- to late 1990s. Most plaintiffs were in their 40s when the suits were filed. No criminal charges were filed against district staff. The district said it is strengthening policies, procedures, and training to protect students.
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