L.S. as mother and natural guardian of D.S., a minor v. Hanover Area School District et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
LS. as mother and natural guardian
of D.S., a minor,
No. 3:22cv234
(Judge Munley)	Plaintiff
v.
HANOVER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT,:
NATHAN BARRETT, DAPHNE PUGH,
JESSICA RAMAGLI, and MARY
FARRELL,
Defendants
ORDER 	.
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AND NOW, to wit, this ~ 	day of January 2026, for the reasons set forth
in the accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED:
1) Defendants' motion for summary judgment, (Doc. 70), is GRANTED in part
and DENIED in part;
2) Defendants' motion is GRANTED as follows:
a. As to plaintiff's claims against Defendant Hanover Area School
District under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of the Equal Protection
Clause in Count Four of the amended complaint, the motion is
GRANTED with respect to a disparate treatment theory of liability, but
DENIED with respect to the hostile educational environment theory of
liability;
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b. As to plaintiff's claims against Defendants Nathan Barrett and
Daphne Pugh under 42 U.S. C. § 1983 for violation of the Equal
Protection Clause in Count Four of the amended complaint, the
motion is GRANTED based upon the principles of qualified immunity;
c. As to plaintiff's claims against Defendant Hanover Area School
District under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in Count Five of the amended
complaint based upon a failure to train , the motion is GRANTED.
3) The motion is otherwise DENIED and the following claims will proceed to
trial ;
a. 	Plaintiff's Title IX and negligence claims against Hanover Area in
Counts One, Two, and Three of the amended complaint;
b. Plaintiff's Section 1983 claim against Hanover Area in Count Four for
a hostile educational environment;
c. 	Plaintiff's negligence claims against Defendants Jessica Ramagli and
Mary Farrell in Count Three;
4) The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Hanover Area
and against plaintiff on the portion of Count Four of the amended complaint
discussed above and on Count Five;
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5) The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendants
Barrett and Pugh and against plaintiff on Count Four of the amended
complaint and terminate them as defendants in this action ;
6) A pretrial conference will be scheduled by way of separate order; and
7) On or before February 18, 2026 , the parties shall file a joint status report
regarding whether a settlement conference with a United States Magistrate
Judge would be productive;
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