A family has filed a notice of claim, a first step towards a lawsuit against the Hilton Central School District for allegedly failing to protect their child against sexual abuse.
Northwood Elementary School Principal Kirk Ashton (photo) is accused of sexually abusing at least 11 young male students at the school, and is in jail without bail on more than 20 charges.
In the court paperwork, the father of an 11-year-old says Ashton began abusing the child in the second grade. The father says HIlton Central failed to train its employees to spot and prevent the abuse. He intends to sue Ashton, the school superintendent and the district.