Eric Dickerson’s Son Sues School Over Harassment Claims

The son of former NFL running back Eric Dickerson has sued Oaks Christian School, alleging he faced racial harassment, bullying and physical assault as a sixth grader during the 2024-25 school year. The allegations have not been proven in court, and the school disputes claims about its conduct. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, says classmates repeatedly directed racial slurs at the student, identified in the complaint as DD, and that school officials failed to protect him despite being told about the alleged harassment. Dickerson is not named as a plaintiff in the case. The complaint describes several incidents, including one during a school-sponsored zoo trip in which a student allegedly used racial slurs and compared DD to an animal. It also alleges that the student was known to carry a knife on campus, but does not establish that a weapon was used against DD. In a separate alleged incident during lunch, a female classmate struck DD on the head, took his food and poured out his water. The lawsuit says school staff reviewed video and confirmed the assault occurred. It alleges the school spoke to the student but did not take further action. The...