Judge sanctions school system in sexual misconduct lawsuit

A federal judge on Friday sanctioned Virginia's largest school system for destroying or failing to preserve documents relevant to a lawsuit accusing school officials of ignoring a girl's claim she was sexually assaulted.U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Nachmanoff in Alexandria imposed the sanctions Friday on the Fairfax County School Board as it prepares to defend its actions in a trial scheduled for next month.The lawsuit alleges the school system failed to take the girl's allegation seriously.