Posted on 06/12/2019 11:24:36 AM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Teachers from two Chicago schools 'bullied a special-needs student, 11, relentlessly, calling him "stupid" and "dirty," before he attempted to hang himself and was left with permanent brain damage,' lawsuit claims
Teachers from two elementary schools in Chicago relentlessly bullied an 11-year-old boy with special needs, calling him names and even physically assaulting him, before he attempted to take his own life, according to a lawsuit filed by the child's mother.
Jamari Dent in February tried to hang himself in his bedroom after suffering for more than a year at the hands of both his classmates and teachers, his mother, Teirra Black, said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Medics were able to save the boy's life, but his suicide attempt left him with permanent brain damage.
Black said more than five months later, her 11-year-old remains hospitalized and continues to rely on a ventilator to breath.
Black posted a photo on her Facebook page in early May showing Jamari laying in his hospital bed staring into space while surrounded by his family members and presents.
According to Black's lawsuit, her son was subjected to bullying by students and teachers at two separate schools: Medgar Evers and Carter Woodson elementary school over the span of a year, reported ABC News.
The complaint, which names individuals teachers as well as the Chicago Board of Education, claims that Jamari was being called names like 'stupid,’ 'dumb' and 'retarded.’
One time, a teacher at Evers Elementary allegedly called the boy, who is black, 'dirty' and 'nappy-headed,' and asked him if his 'brillo hair was the reason he couldn't read,' drawing peals of laughter from his classmates, the lawsuit claims.
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Living in such close proximity, CPS has been riddled with lawsuits encompassing everything from teachers bullying students to sexually assaulting them for years. They announced that they’re going to investigate, but CPS has too much power. It’ll never happen. Even if it does, it will be so skewed that it can’t be trusted.
I would sooner believe an investigation by MSNBC into this issue than one by Kim Foxx or Lori Lightfoot.
you know they aren’t white cause there’s no protests/riots yet
” Many have photos. Carter Woodson Elementary has no such listing.”
Found it in less that 60 seconds
https://www.cartergwoodsoncps.com/
That’s the website I found too. Notice no listing of faculty on the site. I did find a site that would give the faculty but it is no longer working. Hmmmm.
True, we don’t know how much of the story is true yet.
But, many cases of teachers abusing special needs students have been in the news lately.
Those teachers were even caught on audio the parents hid with their special needs children.
This story is heartbreaking. Maybe there will be a miracle. Hope so.
It’s CPS. I’ll bet it’s true.
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Soooo, WHAT did YOU do?
The principle is black, the kid is brown and I’m not the white knight.
I signed the visitor list and de de mau.
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