Suit says Davis district ignored students' harassment reports at Syracuse High
The former principal named in the suit lost his teaching license until 2029 after state investigators found he had relationships with two employees.
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Two former Syracuse High School students filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Davis School District, alleging that the principal and other administrators did little when they reported that male students were circulating nude and fake images of them, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. [1]
The suit names former principal Jed Johansen, who led the school from 2017 until he resigned in January 2025. The plaintiffs, identified as Jane Does 1 and 2, say they repeatedly asked for help starting in fall 2023, and that the images were shared in a private Snapchat group and on a public Instagram page, often during school hours. [1]
State investigators found Johansen had physical relationships with two school employees, and his teaching license has been suspended so that he cannot work in education until 2029, the Tribune reported. Records the newspaper obtained show the district began a Title IX investigation in late 2024 and closed it when he resigned. A human resources director reported the allegations to the state's Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission. [1]
Johansen could not be reached for comment. The attorney who represented him in the state investigation said he does not represent him in the lawsuit. Davis School District said in a statement that the suit conflates "separate matters involving student misconduct and employee conduct." [1]
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