A lawsuit filed on September 17, 2026 in Tehama County Superior Court by a client of Lanier Meyer McBride Blair LLP alleges that Corning Union High School District failed to protect a student at Corning Union High School from sexual abuse by summer school teacher David Tinker. The complaint alleges the district allowed the teacher secluded, unsupervised access to students during a summer session when the campus was understaffed, largely empty and mostly unsupervised, and failed to provide the level of supervision provided during the regular school year. The complaint states the teacher is believed to have died, and he is not named as a defendant.

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What the complaint alleges

“Specifically, based upon information and therefore belief, TINKER was allowed to have secluded access to minors during summer school, the summer school campus itself was understaffed, largely empty and mostly unsupervised, and TINKER was enabled unsupervised access to the Plaintiff and potentially other minor students without supervision.”

(Complaint ¶ 26)

“The Defendant DISTRICT knew, or easily could have discovered with minimal supervision, that TINKER was engaging in sexual misconduct with minor students, and, furthermore, that the DISTRICT did, or should have, documented and reported these clear warning signs.”

(Complaint ¶ 28)

“…failing to monitor, secure, and control classrooms, offices, and other areas of the campus, including restrooms; failing to oversee student-teacher interactions occurring on school premises; and failing to provide the same level of supervision and staff oversight during summer-school that was provided during the normal school year.”

(Complaint ¶ 39)

These are allegations in a pending lawsuit. They have not been proven, and no court has made any findings.

Abused at Corning Union High School?

If you were a student at Corning Union High School or another Corning Union HSD school and something happened to you, you are not alone, and it was not your fault. You can sue a California school district any time before your 40th birthday, without filing a government claim first, and you can file as Jane or John Doe.

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