the lawsuit points at a former music teacher at dartmouth montana middle school, samuel knipe. he sits in jail for alleged sexual abuse of two students. a parent had warned school administrators in 2010 of text messages they considered inappropriate. however, attorney robert allard allege it was kept quiet. >> when are these educators going to figure it out that they have to implement policies to protect these kids? there is nothing more precious than a parent handing over and entrusting their child to these schools. >> the lawsuit claims that knipe's behavior continued and made a victim of their client. >> all the way through 2017, for three years that our client was sexual abused on school grounds. >> the lawsuit demands that the union school district ban teachers from using electronic devices and social media to communicate with students, to provide teachers and training of parents about child predators, to remove door locks from offices and implement an open door policy when a student and teacher are alone. these disturbing allegations if found to be true are completely at