A former student in the Mount Tahoma High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program alleges that she was sexually harassed and physically assaulted by a long-time instructor who resigned in August.

The former cadet sued Tacoma Public Schools in Pierce County Superior Court on Oct. 31, accusing district officials of failing to protect her from the alleged abuse during her junior and senior years in 2021 and 2022, including after she reported to her school’s principal that her decision to quit the JROTC program was prompted by her instructor’s purported actions.