Lawsuit Alleges that Davis Joint Unified School District Failed to Prevent Harassment by Students
September 29, 2025 (Yolo County, California): On September 29, 2025, Plaintiff Dino Clark (“PLAINTIFF”) filed a Complaint for Damages in Yolo County Superior Court alleging violations of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act by Davis Joint Unified School District (“DJUSD”). The case is titled Dino Clark v. Davis Joint Unified School District, et al., Case No. CV2025-2838.
Among other things, the lawsuit alleges that: (a) “Students regularly said ‘n****r’ (or its variant ‘n***a’) at PLAINTIFF or within his earshot. Whenever PLAINTIFF brought these incidents to DJUSD’s attention, DJUSD took very little, if any, meaningful action in response.” (b) “This frequent use of racial slurs (‘n****r’ and ‘n***a’) – and DJUSD’s failure to prevent or stop it – crippled PLAINTIFF’s effectiveness: in his roles as Campus Safety Supervisor and later Campus Safety Coordinator, PLAINTIFF was charged with upholding campus rules and recommending discipline. That mission became virtually impossible when DJUSD permitted the very students he was expected to correct and discipline to disparage and harass him with impunity.” (c) “As recently as May 2025, the racist slur ‘n*****’ was written on a bench in the locker room (where PLAINTIFF’s office is located). DJUSD took over a week to remove the racist slur. PLAINTIFF felt extremely uncomfortable, humiliated, and demeaned knowing that the racist slur ‘n*****’ was just steps away from his office. He also felt extremely uncomfortable, humiliated, and demeaned by the fact that DJUSD was so lackadaisical about removing the racist slur, signaling an indifference to both the offense itself and the harm to PLAINTIFF.”
Anyone who wishes to learn more about Dino Clark v. Davis Joint Unified School District, et al., Case No. CV2025-2838 can review the full complaint here.
Similarly, if you are a witness or have information that would be relevant to the claims of Mr. Clark or wish to know more about the lawsuit, please contact Kyung Finley at (916) 612-0326 or [email protected] or Leanna M. Khanna at [email protected].