Column: Schools must listen to, protect keiki

On Oct. 9, the Hawaii Supreme Court restored the full $14.17 million judgment owed to a young woman the court called “Amy” and to her mother, after the state Department of Education failed for years to protect her from repeated sexual abuse at a Honolulu public high school. I had the privilege of representing them. This is not a column about one family’s vindication. It is about what the ruling means for every vulnerable child in a Hawaii classroom — and a choice the state can still get right.

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