Chicago Student Awarded $750,000 in Damages After Teacher-Enabled Assault at Elementary School

CHICAGO — A federal jury awarded $750,000 in damages to the family of Jomaury Champ, a 15-year-old former student of Tilton Elementary School in Chicago, after he was subjected to a severe beating by an unauthorized visitor at the school in 2018. The verdict concluded a civil trial that scrutinized the responsibilities of the educational system and the psychological aftermath experienced by Champ, who was only a fourth grader at the time of the incident. Champ departed from the courtroom before the delivery of the verdict on Wednesday, following a trial that emphasized the arguments … Read more