PAXTON, Ill. (WAND) — Following a lawsuit filed in June alleging sexual misconduct by a teacher and former coach at Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district, a consultant hired by the district determined that the teacher did not violate the district's Title IX policies.

There have been two other lawsuits filed since June . The original complaint claims that school administrators repeatedly dismissed the students' reports of abuse and failed to notify the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), despite being required to do so.

It was not until January of this year that one of the alleged victims disclosed her experiences with the coach to a therapist, who then reached out to DCFS. This led to an investigation by the Illinois State Police. However, the lawsuit claims t

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