A school district in Visalia is one of several in California that have used confidentiality agreements in quietly approving multimillion-dollar settlements of sex abuse claims. Click on the expand icon to see details for settled cases including court documents and settlement agreements. A spokesperson for Visalia Unified declined an interview request, and the school district did not answer written questions. Anaheim Union High School District paid three men, who said they had been abused by a junior high teacher, $3.3 million in 2023. School districts, he added, could also opt to be more open, without being compelled to by state lawmakers.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 19, 2025 18:31 UTC