Lamont School District faces negligence trial

LAMONT - The School District will face trial over alleged negligence following a hearing Friday, Aug. 9, in Whitman County Superior Court.

The district had moved for a summary judgment to dismiss a lawsuit brought about by former Lamont Middle School student Amber Jolie Berg, of Sprague, now 19. Berg had filed suit against the district Aug. 17, 2021, claiming the district discriminated against her and failed to protect her.

Visiting Adams County Superior Court Judge K. Peter Palubicki presided over Friday's hearing. He granted summary judgment on the alleged discrimination, but allowed the neg...