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063936P.pdf   11/09/2007  DeDe Engel  v.  Rapid City Schools
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  06-3936
   U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota   
   [PUBLISHED] [Colloton. Author, with Loken, Chief Judge, and
   Arnold, Circuit Judge]
Civil case - Employment discrimination. District court erred in granting school district summary judgment on plaintiff's claim that she was sexually harassed by a co-worker, as plaintiff created a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the harassment continued after the district took remedial action; the court also erred in finding that summary judgment was warranted because plaintiff failed to report the continuing harassment as plaintiff produced evidence that she alerted school officials that the harassment continued after the first remedial action; while the district might be liable for actions occurring after the first remedial action, the district was not liable for the hostile work environment that occurred prior to the first remedial action since it had a written policy on sexual harassment and took prompt, reasonably comprehensive action against the conduct; plaintiff created a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the school district's actions after the first remedial action were negligent, and that claim should be remanded for further proceedings; no error in dismissing plaintiff's constructive discharge claim, as a plaintiff must prove either deliberate sexual harassment or a deliberate effort to force her resign, and an employer's negligence in dealing with claims of continuing sexual harassment does not rise to the level of deliberate behavior need to impose liability