Overview
- Filed Nov. 17 in the Northern District of Ohio, the complaint by a student identified as “Grandson Rudolph” alleges persistent harassment during the 2023–24 school year.
- The lawsuit describes repeated homophobic slurs in class, a teacher’s mocking comment about the student’s makeup, and a February 2024 incident in which food thrown at his face left a red welt.
- The student’s grandmother says she made roughly 20 calls to administrators over 11 weeks without resolution before withdrawing him and enrolling him at another school.
- Defendants include Assistant Principal Margaret Damore and Coach Daniel Reardon, with claims they had actual knowledge yet responded with deliberate indifference; the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is also accused of ignoring reports.
- Ursuline called the allegations “extremely upsetting” if true and said records show concerns were handled under policy, a stance attorney Subodh Chandra criticized as dismissive and inconsistent with the student’s account.