PITTSBURGH — The Seneca Valley School District did not discriminate against a male student falsely accused of sexual assault, and had no jurisdiction to punish the four girls who made the claims, according to a federal court filing this week.

The filing was part of a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the school district and several other county residents and entities by a Zelienople family in October. The lawsuit was filed by Michael Flood Jr., a district teacher, and his wife Alecia Flood of Zelienople in the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh claiming their minor son, identified as T.F. in the suit, was tormented and suffered physical and psychological trauma as a result of the false allegations.

On Thursday, Seneca Valley's attorney, Matthew Hoffman of Tucker Arensberg P.C., filed a motion to dismiss the suit. It marks the first time a defendant in the lawsuit has filed a motion to dismiss.

Read more about the Seneca Valley School District's response to the Flood lawsuit in Sunday's Butler Eagle.