Parents sue Episcopal School of Dallas over daughter's relationship with teacher

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The parents of a former student at the Episcopal School of Dallas are suing the private school, accusing it of failing to protect their 16-year-old daughter from a sexual relationship with a teacher and expelling her “for being a victim.”

“The teacher victimized her, then the school victimized her,” the girl’s father said in an interview. The parents are identified in court papers as John and Jane Doe to protect their daughter’s privacy. The Rev. Stephen Swann, the school’s headmaster, did not return a call for comment, but attorney Donald E. Godwin said the school “took every appropriate action.”

“ESD did not dismiss the young lady from the school,” Godwin said. “It was the decision of the parents, of the father, to remove the student from the school.” The lawsuit alleges that J. Nathan Campbell, who taught history at the school, had a sexual relationship with the girl for seven months. Campbell could not be reached for comment.

The relationship, which allegedly began in the spring of 2009, was discovered last fall when the teacher and student were found by police at night in a car in an abandoned parking lot. According to the parents, the two claimed the girl was undergoing counseling. No arrests were made immediately, but after the Police Department contacted the school, Campbell resigned.

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I guess I'm failing to see how this is the school's fault. Sure, they're the ones with the money, but if they're truly seeking justice, they should be going after the teacher.