FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – The father of a 12-year-old girl is alleging negligence by Florence County School District 1 after his daughter was dropped off her school bus in 2016 with alcohol poisoning, according to lawsuit filed in May. The lawsuit also alleges the girl told a psychiatrist that she was forced to perform oral sex on a student years earlier in fourth grade.
The parent and student are listed as John and Jane Doe in the lawsuit to protect their identities. The suit was filed on May 26, 2017 by Patrick McLaughlin of the Wukela Law Firm against Florence County School District 1 and the South Carolina Department of Education.