Parents sue county board, others after daughter was sexually assaulted at school
By Chris Dickerson
Feb 21, 2022
WELCH – The parents of a Mount View Middle School student say their daughter was sexually assaulted at school earlier this school year.
The girl, identified only as Jane Doe, filed the complaint by her mother Kim Doe and father John Doe in McDowell Circuit Court against the McDowell County Board of Education, Dreama Johnson, Leon Gravely and student J.M. Jr., by his parents Jessie M. and Daria Z-M. Johnson is a teacher, and Gravely is an administrative employee.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff Jane Doe was a student at Mount View Middle in the fall of 2021. Early in the fall of 2021, another unidentified student was sexually assaulted by J.M. Jr. after being dragged into the boys’ restroom, according to the complaint.
The second unidentified student reported the incident to Deputy Lyle Noe, an officer stationed at the school after consulting with her mother via text message. Noe told Gravely, who called the girl into the office for questioning. Gravely questioned the girl without her parents present or without her parents being informed of the incident.
“Video was reviewed and displayed (the girl) exiting the boy’s bathroom with her head down texting,” the complaint states. “Gravely dismissed the allegations under the theory that if (the girl) was able to text, the situation had not occurred. …
“Gravely also mentioned that J.M. Jr. was an athlete at the school and was needed for sports.” ...
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