Legal Battle Heats Up In Wake Of Student Sex Tape Scandal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania high school student claims he was unfairly punished after a fellow student secretly recorded him having sex with his girlfriend in a Casablanca hotel during a school trip.

The 16-year-old filed a federal civil rights suit last week against Schuylkill Valley School District, saying his four-day suspension wasn't appropriate because he did nothing wrong during a Spanish club trip in April.

The student's suit says he and his then-girlfriend were humiliated when they learned of the recording. All three students were punished after the school learned of the tape.

The student's suit claims he was punished for actions not prohibited in the school's code of conduct because the contact wasn't on school property. A student behavior slip Hemdal signed for the trip acknowledges sexual activity is cause to be sent home.

School officials did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Monday.

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