L.A. Unified says girl, 14, could consent to sex with teacher

The L.A. Times reports:

L.A. Unified officials are coming under fire for allowing their attorneys to argue that a 14-year-old student was mature enough to consent to sex with her middle school math teacher.

The arguments were made in a civil case that was filed last year by the student, who was seeking financial compensation from the district. She said she suffered emotional trauma from a five-month sexual relationship nearly four years ago with her teacher at Edison Middle School in Los Angeles.

America's second biggest public school system goes " pedophile advocate" as a lawyer in the article says. Isn't it time to separate school from state?