California School District Settles Lawsuit for $2.25M Over Teacher's Pregnancy with Student

The Redlands Unified School District in California has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit involving a teacher, Laura Whitehurst, who became pregnant by one of the students she was accused of sexually abusing. This settlement brings the total amount paid by the district to Whitehurst's victims to $8.25 million. The latest lawsuit was filed by another former student who alleged he was preyed upon and sexually abused by Whitehurst when he was 14. Whitehurst admitted to having sex with the student multiple times. In a previous lawsuit, the boy who fathered Whitehurst's child claimed that school officials knew about their relationship but failed to warn his family. Whitehurst pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with three former students and served six months in jail.