Central Catholic High School is asking a Bexar County judge to toss a second lawsuit that claims administrators allowed hazing, bullying and sexual misconduct at the downtown campus. The request puts the case on the docket for a hearing next Friday in the 225th State District Court.
What the new filing says
In a motion filed Jan. 23, the school argues the latest suit rests on unfounded assertions and says the claims do not apply to a private institution under the Texas Education Code, according to MySA. The filing asks the court to dismiss the complaint in full and to shield school staff named in the suit from any future litigation over the same conduct. A judge is set to take up the motion at next week's Bexar County hearing.
How the case began
The controversy began in mid-2025, when the parents of a then-15-year-old soccer player filed an original negligence suit alleging months of hazing and sexual assaults by teammates, per reporting by the San Antonio Express-News. San Antonio and Round Rock police opened criminal investigations, and the school said it expelled two students and disciplined three others after conducting an internal review. In that first case, the plaintiffs and the school agreed to a protective order to keep certain personnel files and sensitive records sealed while depositions and evidence gathering move forward.
School response and what is at stake
Central Catholic has repeatedly told reporters it "strenuously denies all allegations" and insists it acted to safeguard students, according to a statement the school shared with MySA. Plaintiffs' attorney Jesse Guerra has pushed for broader discovery, saying other families have come forward with similar stories and arguing the court should let the civil case move ahead. Depending on how the judge rules, the motion could trim the claims or wipe out the newest suit entirely; if the case survives, discovery could test how far the existing protective orders limit access to personnel records and witness accounts.
Voices and community reaction
Families and advocates have been calling for transparency and policy changes since the allegations surfaced, with some parents telling local reporters they want clearer reporting channels and stronger enforcement, as documented by Texas Public Radio. KSAT described the complaint as alleging a culture of "hazing on steroids" and noted that the suit names administrators, coaches and student athletes. The dispute has rippled through San Antonio's civic and education circles, putting pressure on private schools that serve prominent families to spell out how they oversee students and enforce discipline.
Legal context about records and confidentiality
Lawyers for San Antonio and Round Rock told the Texas Attorney General's open-records office that releasing police incident reports could interfere with ongoing criminal investigations, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Under Texas law, many child-abuse reports and investigative records are shielded from public release. Family Code section 261.201 allows disclosure only in narrow circumstances, such as when a court orders an in-camera review. That legal backdrop helps explain why fights over civil discovery and protective orders are expected to be front and center at the coming hearing.
The judge's decision next Friday will determine whether the new complaint advances or is dismissed, and it may also shape the scope of discovery in the earlier case. Until then, both sides are lining up witnesses and filings for what attorneys anticipate will be a sharply contested hearing and potentially more legal maneuvering to come.
