A Fall River Public Schools safety officer is suing the school department, Superintendent Tracy Curley, former Superintendent Maria Pontes, and several other FRPS employees, alleging she was sexually harassed on multiple occasions and faced retaliation after speaking out.

The lawsuit by Carla Cruz, filed Oct. 9 in Bristol County Superior Court, seeks $10 million and a jury trial for “intentional infliction of emotional distress.”

Also named in the lawsuit are FRPS Human Resources Executive Director Thomas Coogan, Title IX Coordinator Brian Lally, and three people Cruz accuses of sexual harassment: Joseph Correia, Kyle Frizado and Jordan Periquito.

Cruz previously made the allegations in a complaint lodged with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in July.

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