SEATTLE – A former Seattle Public Schools student was rewarded a $3 million settlement from the district stemming from a 2020 lawsuit.
The former unidentified student claimed she was sexually abused by former teacher Meghan Miller in 2016. The victim was 15 and a sophomore at Ballard High School, where Miller coached soccer and was an assistant with special needs students.
The lawsuit claimed Miller sexually abused her on a weekly basis until the victim came forward in 2018. The victim claimed Seattle Public Schools failed to protect her, despite knowing she posed a danger to children.
Attorneys claim they uncovered evidence proving SPS knew Miller was a danger. Miller was initially hired with the district in 2007 at Roosevelt High School.
Miller spent two years there and a supervisor said she displayed “a pattern of predatory behavior.” This and repeated boundary violations with students led to her firing in 2009.
However, she still ended up being hired in 2010 at Ballard High School as an assistant soccer coach. Her duties were expanded in 2015 to helping with the special education classroom.
Recap : From 2007 to 2009 Miller showed a pattern of sexual predatory behavior and was eventually fired. In 2010 SPS rehired the known sexual predator.
Who else needs to lose a job over this?
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