One Friday afternoon a custodian at the Lazear Elementary School in Oakland, California, raped an 11-year-old student in his office on the school premises. The student sued the school district on a...

One Friday afternoon a custodian at the Lazear Elementary School in Oakland, California, raped an 11-year-old student in his office on the school premises. The student sued the school district on a theory of respondeat superior. Is the school district liable for this intentional tort by its employee?