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State's High Court Rules Against Unit Five School District

A lawsuit accusing Bloomington's Unit 5 school district of not taking the necessary steps to stop a sexually abusive teacher will go to trial.  The Illinois Supreme Court issued a five to two ruling today that affirms a lower court ruling that the case involving Jon White shouldn't be thrown out.  White is in prison for sexually abusing students in Urbana and Normal.  The court ruled that the district opened itself up to a lawsuit when it didn't report that White had been suspended for inappropriate behavior at Unit 5.  According to the ruling, the district could have disclosed the information when it filled out an employment verification form when he had applied to teach in Urbana schools.  The court said that information could have been a "red flag."

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