A civil court jury thinks a former South Dade Senior High School student should get nearly $50 million for being coerced into a sexual relationship with a geometry teacher.
The 20-year-old, who was 16 at the time, claims the Miami-Dade County School Board failed to protect her from the teacher who previously was caught in an improper texting relationship with a kid.
The case dates back to January 2014 when Bresnniel Jansen, former teacher at the Homestead school, was arrested on two counts of sexual act with a familial child and one count of electronic transmission harmful to minors.
The firm said the "horrible acts" began when the victim was a sophomore.
Jansen's behavior allegedly ranged from emails and texts to raping the teen on his desk during school hours, the law firm said.
The district has already reached a $49.3 million settlement with the victim.
Jansen served six months in prison after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor.