A Pittsfield student is taking legal action against the district and English teacher Robert Barsanti.

According to the lawsuit, Barsanti is accused of making sexual comments towards the female student and other female students on multiple occasions.

The student claimed Barsanti asked the student to go into a janitor closet with him.

In a separate incident, the teacher allegedly told the class he used to work at a strip club and instructed them to write a story.

He also allegedly forced them to do research and showed pictures to the class.

The lawsuit says the Pittsfield High School principal told the student’s mother they knew about Barsanti’s sexual harassments as they have received several complaints in the past.

We reached out to the district for comments and did not hear back.