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WHS student files tort claim against district

Math teacher responds to allegations

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A Washougal High School sophomore has filed a tort claim against the school district, seeking $50,000 in damages, for allegedly failing to protect her and other students from inappropriate touching by math teacher Jay Jenkins.

“This student is now in counseling and her ability to trust has been disrupted,” said the student’s Vancouver attorney, Josephine Townsend.

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