Rancho Cucamonga Central School Dist. v. Super. Ct.

FACTS

Flowers was a student at one of the district’s middle schools for sixth, seventh, and

eighth grade between 1999 and 2002. During this time, he attended a childcare program

before and after school. Defendant West End Young Men’s Christian Association (West

End YMCA) operated the program on Flower’s school campus. West End YMCA

employed defendant Christine Johnson as the program director. The national entity with

which West End YMCA is affiliated is defendant National Council of YMCAS of the

USA dba YMCA of the USA (YMCA USA).

2 Flowers alleges Johnson repeatedly sexually abused him during the 2001-2002

school year on the school campus and at her residence. His complaint, filed in November

2022, alleges seven causes of action: (1) negligence; (2) intentional infliction of

emotional distress; (3) negligent hiring/retention; (4) negligent supervision/failure to

warn; (5) battery; (6) sexual battery; and (7) failure to perform mandatory duties. The

first, third, fourth, and seventh causes of action are asserted against the district. The first

cause of action alleges the district (as well as West End YMCA and YMCA USA)

negligently breached a duty to supervise…