Lawsuit accuses Wake County Schools of failing to protect second-grader

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 416

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Wake County school system is facing its second lawsuit in recent months alleging that school officials failed to stop a student from repeatedly sexually assaulting a classmate.

The latest lawsuit, filed Jan. 26 in Wake County Superior Court, alleges that a 7-year-old girl was sexually assaulted multiple times by a second-grade classmate during the spring of 2023 while attending Beaverdam Elementary School. According to the complaint, the assaults continued after the child reported …

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