Opinion ID: 1884282
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Luster's Testimony.

Text: ¶ 70. The plurality holds in its summary judgment analysis that the Court must accept that JSU possessed the same knowledge as Luster and determine whether JSU's knowledge (both direct and imputed), coupled with its conduct, creates a triable issue of fact as to Glover's claim against JSU. (Majority, at ¶ 28). The record before the Court today reveals that there was no evidence that Luster had knowledge of alleged sexual activity to impute to JSU. ¶ 71. In his deposition testimony, Luster revealed that he merely questioned Glover as to whether she had been in the boys' bathroom. The plurality holds that JSU also knew of the accusations that Glover had been inside the boys' rest room, suggesting some kind of sexual activity. (Majority, at ¶ 40) (emphasis added). With all due respect to my colleagues in the plurality, I believe that the plurality has overstated the evidence. Luster's own testimony, which the plurality imputes to JSU, does not reveal that Luster had any knowledge at the time he spoke to the children in the hallway of any activity that suggest[ed] some kind of sexual activity occurring in the bathroom. Luster's complete testimony on this issue was as follows: Q. Did you ever have to investigate any complaints concerning [Glover's] behavior? A. Yes, I did. Q. Would you please describe to me what that situation was? A. On that Monday I believe it was, on that Monday we were  yeah, that Monday, we were in the Athletic & Assembly Center, and a little boy came and said some girls  well, a girl was in the boys restroom. And my group was in basketball at that time, so the lady that was in charge of basketball, I told her I needed to go around here and find out what's going on. Well, I said to get these kids out of the hallway. That's what I said. So I went in the hallway, and there was [Glover]. So I went in the hallway, and there was [Glover] standing at the boys bathroom. And I questioned her. I said were you in the boys bathroom. She said no. There was another little girl standing there with her. I don't recall who it was. I said were y'all in the boys bathroom. They kept telling me no that they were not in the boys bathroom. The little boy kept insisting that she was in the boys bathroom. So I just said everybody get out of this hall. Let's go. Go back to your group. Everybody go to your group. Clear the hallway. So I cleared that hallway around there by the boys bathroom, and everyone went back to their particular groups. Accordingly, Luster's testimony reveals that at the time he questioned the children in the hallway, there was no evidence of his knowledge of any alleged sexual activity to impute to JSU.