"We are here today because there's a little bit of a paradigm shift in the Child Victims Act filings that has been happening," said Boyd. "As all of you know, the focus has been on mostly the Catholic Church and other clergy who are being sued because of the children who were abused decades ago as this window opened on August 14. Throughout this process, since the law was signed on February 14, we have been hearing from school survivors, and in particular, high school survivors.
Four lawsuits are being filed against Kenmore West involving two sexual predators, and suits will also be filed against Amherst High School, Buffalo Public Schools, Maryvale East Elementary School, Mount St. Joseph Academy, Niagara Falls High School and Hamburg High School.