Española schools avoid steep penalty
The insurance authority and private insurers reached the arrangement in arbitration after one of the private firms balked at paying the settlement, arguing the school district knew or should have known -- but didn't disclose on its insurance forms -- that Gregor had been accused of sexual misconduct before he began working in Española schools.
Gregor has faced repeated allegations of abusing students since the mid-1990s -- first in
Concerns about him were raised in
The state
The
Under the agreement with the insurance carriers, Española
"It's my understanding that they might have to pay more into the pool if it's determined that they behaved in a reckless or negligent manner," said attorney
Española
At the school's current rate, that could be an increase of as much as
Money aside, Nichols said Friday: "I hope [the schools] are motivated just by the fact that there has been so many victims of this one individual, to be more vigilant just to protect their students."
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