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Student Files $5M Claim Against University Over Racial Pranks

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Can a university be held liable for dorm-room pranks? That’s what attorneys allege in a recently filed civil case.

Reports Reuters:

An African-American teenager who authorities say was the target of racial hazing on a California university campus last fall filed a claim for $5 million in damages against the school on Monday, his attorney said.

Officials with San Jose State University failed to protect the teen from racist pranks and remarks by white students with whom he shared a dormitory suite, according to the claim filed internally through the university system by attorney Carl E. Douglas.

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