Doss

BACKGROUND

19 A. Factual Background 20 Stephanie Doss is the mother of Plaintiff J.D. and brings this action on his behalf. Dkt. No. 21 19 ¶ 5. J.D. is a student at Mt. Eden High School, a public school in Hayward, California, which is 22 part of the Hayward Unified School District (HUSD). Id. ¶ 3. At Mt. Eden, J.D. was a student in a 23 math class taught by Defendant Gary Cao. Id. at ¶¶ 17-18. Cao provided a recommendation for 24 J.D.’s application to Moreau Catholic High School (Moreau), a private school also located in 25 Hayward. Id. at ¶¶ 17, 28. J.D. was admitted to Moreau in early 2021. Id. 26 J.D. alleges that he sought help from a math tutor because he was struggling in Cao’s class. 27 Id. at ¶ 18. According to J.D., the tutor showed him a new way to solve a particular math problem; when J.D. used that method on an exam, Cao accused him of cheating using the Photo Math app. Id. ¶¶ 19-22. Terrance Christianson, the assistant principal and head of the Math Department at Mt. Eden, called Doss to discuss the cheating allegation. Id. ¶ 25. J.D. maintains that he had never heard of or used the Photo Math app. Id. at ¶ 26. He alleges that the…