Two unrelated suits were filed today against the Chicago Board of Education--one in Cook County court, the other in federal.
In Cook County, the mother of a CPS student is suing the Board of Ed for failing to prevent a physical attack against her 14-year-old daughter at William A. Hinton Elementary School, located at 644 W. 71st Street.
According to the complaint, her daughter was "suddenly and without warning attacked and assaulted by another student ... and was severely beaten and kicked in and about various parts of her body."
She said similar incidents involving this attacker had occurred on multiple occasions in the two months prior, and that these incidents had been reported to the Board, who "failed to protect the plaintiff from an assault or attack when they knew or should have known an assault or attack was imminent." She's suing for more than $50,000.
Two suits filed against the Chicago Board of Education
In federal court today, the parents of a 15-year-old boy at J. I De La Cruz Middle School are suing the Board of Ed to get it to cover the parent's legal expenses.
The expenses were incurred in a 3-day hearing in which CPS was found to have "failed to conduct as [sic] assessment by an occupational therapist" for their son, who had been deemed eligible for special education services.
The hearing officer also "ordered that CPS pay for an independent assessment by an occupational therapist," which the parents hope will lead to additional services for their son.
For more details, read the complaint. The parents are asking for the defendant to pay up in the amount of more than $28,000.
The expenses were incurred in a 3-day hearing in which CPS was found to have "failed to conduct as [sic] assessment by an occupational therapist" for their son, who had been deemed eligible for special education services.
The hearing officer also "ordered that CPS pay for an independent assessment by an occupational therapist," which the parents hope will lead to additional services for their son.
For more details, read the complaint. The parents are asking for the defendant to pay up in the amount of more than $28,000.
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