Ex-teacher Dean Masullo, who was ousted from the University School of Nashville last summer, has filed a lawsuit against Gidgie Bass, the student who came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Masullo in 2024. Masullo is suing Bass for defamation and the infliction of emotional distress for her words and actions, which led to Masullo’s dismissal and subsequent reputational damage.

In spring 2024 — Bass, then a high school senior — told administrators that Masullo had cultivated a close personal relationship with her that included unwanted physical touching. Masullo was fired that summer with a nearly $30,000 severance package . Investigators hired by the private school later that year concluded that Masullo’s behavior was consistent with grooming. In August 2024, Bass publi

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