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November 02, 2022
Lawsuit Filed Against Portland Public Schools
Family of
assaulted student
files $1.18
million lawsuit
against PPS
A lawsuit against Portland’s
public schools was filed last
Friday following the assault of
a Grant High School student
earlier this year.
The lawsuit alleges that on
January 4, 2022, a student was
assaulted by two other students
in the middle of the school day.
Court documents state that the
victim was sitting in a booth in
Grant’s lower commons area
charging their phone when the
two students approached and
began verbally harassing the
victim. Things escalated when
the two students allegedly be-
gan physically assaulting the
victim, ending with the victim
on the floor still being attacked
by the students. Court records
show the victim sustained mul-
tiple injuries during the attack,
including bruises to the head
and persistent shoulder pain,
which necessitated sustained
physical injury.
Grant High School located in Portland, Oregon
Allegedly, a staff member
saw the assault happening and
did nothing to intervene.
According to the suit, PPS al-
lowed the students to return back
to school a few days after the in-
cident, without telling the victim,
leading to the victim obtaining a
temporary Stalking Protective
Order against the two students.
PPS allegedly did move the two
students to a new school until
a month after the incident. The
victim also transferred schools,
with the lawsuit stating this was
due to a loss of trust in Grant
High School. They also allege
emotional damage, including in-
creased fear over escalations by
the students who were allowed
back to campus, embarrassment
and loss of self-worth.
The assault was captured on
several security cameras, but
according to the lawsuit, PPS
failed to preserve the original
footage so the only footage that
remains is cell phone footage of
the security camera recorded by
the Vice Principal.
The victim, a minor repre-
sented by their guardian, is suing
PPS for negligence and inten-
tional infliction of emotional dis-
tress. The lawsuit is asking for a
total of $1.18 million in relief.
Raising Awareness About Challenges Faced by Veterans
Washington
County to
participate in
“Operation
Green Light”
in support of
local veterans
In honor of the upcoming
Veterans Day holiday, Wash-
ington County will participate
in Operation Green Light, illu-
minating green the courthouse
and Juvenile Services Building
in downtown Hillsboro from
November 7-13. This new na-
tional initiative of the National
Association of Counties aims to
support military veterans, raise
awareness about the unique chal-
lenges faced by many veterans,
and make known the resources
available at the county, state and
federal level to assist veterans
and their families.
“We want to make sure our
veterans and their families know
that their service mattered, that
we are grateful for their sacri-
fices,” said Vicki Horn, Veteran
Green lights, light up the county for veterans
Services supervisor with Wash-
ington County Disability, Aging
and Veteran Services (DAVS).
“It is our duty to make sure they
are served by their county gov-
ernment and our community.”
Community members are en-
couraged to participate by simply
changing one light bulb in their
home or business to a green bulb.
This can be an exterior light that
neighbors and passersby see, or
an interior light that sparks a con-
versation with visitors.
DAVS has a limited supply
of green light bulbs available to
the public. The office is located
at 5240 NE Elam Young Park-
way, Suite 300, in Hillsboro and
is open weekdays from 8 a.m.-5
p.m. American Legion and VFW
posts will be handing out green
bulbs at local poppy flower ta-
bles. Community members can
also buy green bulbs at local
hardware stores or online.
“Operation Green Light draws
much needed attention to the
challenges veterans face, partic-
ularly as they leave active ser-
vice and return to civilian life,”
Horn said. “By shining a green
light, we let our county’s 33,000
veterans know they are seen, ap-
preciated and supported.”
While this event is focused
around the week of Veterans
Day, community members are
encouraged to continue shin-
ing the light year-round and
to share their participation on
social media using the hashtag
#OperationGreenLight.
Vis-
it www.WashingtonCountyOr.
gov/DAVS or call 503-846-
3060 for more information on
services available to veterans
and their families.