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SJC hears argument on whether chapter 214 §1(c) allows harassment suits against individual educators
Summary
The Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments in David Sabatini v. Kristen A. Nous on whether chapter 214 §1(c) permits harassment claims against individuals (such as professors) rather than only against educational institutions; counsel disputed whether the statute's text and legislative history allow that expansion.
The Supreme Judicial Court heard oral argument in David n Sabatini v. Kristen a Nous and others on whether chapter 214 §1(c) permits claims for sexual harassment in an educational context to be brought against individuals as well as institutions.
Attorney Zucker, arguing for the petitioner, told the court, "There is no such limitation in the statute," urging the justices not to read an individual‑liability bar into §1(c). Zucker pointed to the 1986 enactment that added §1(c) and contemporaneous amendments to related statutes, saying the act adopted harassment definitions without importing the institutional‑only "unfair practices" language found elsewhere.
Zucker said the provision serves a…
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