Lawsuit claims South Bay school district turned blind eye to sexual assault accusations against Samuel Neipp

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The parent of a San Jose teenager is suing the school district for not having policies in place that might have prevented two cases of sexual assault. ABC7 first reported the arrest of the teacher in 2017.

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The lawsuit points at a former music teacher at Dartmouth Middle School, Samuel Neipp, as the reason. Neipp sits in county jail after his arrest for alleged sexual abuse of two students.

A parent had warned school administrators in 2010 of text messages they considered inappropriate. However, attorney Robert Allard and his team allege it was kept quiet.

Watch the video player above for the full story by ABC7 News' David Louie.