SFUSD settles $4.5M lawsuit over alleged sexual assaults by former athletic director

San Francisco Unified School District has agreed to pay out $4.5 million in a lawsuit over the alleged sexual abuse of two female students by their former athletic director in a settlement agreement, according to a press release from the law firm that represented the victims.  

The victims, referred to as Jane Doe one and Jane Doe two, were enrolled at George Washington High School while Lawrence Young-Yet Chan served as the school’s athletic director. Chan allegedly sexually abused Jane Doe one from 2012 to 2016, and Jane Doe two between 2012 and 2013.