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The attorney for a family suing Chicago Public Schools over the alleged handcuffing of a first-grader in 2010 said Tuesday the boy was among several 6- and 7-year-olds who were detained and handcuffed for hours for talking in class. In an email to the Tribune, attorney Michael Carin said school officials at Carver Primary School on the city’s far South Side authorized the on-campus security guard in March 2010 to discipline some first-graders who were being disruptive.
“There appears to be no reason for an officer to isolate 6- and 7-year-old children, place them in handcuffs and threaten them for hours during a school day, or any other day,” Carin wrote. Carin said the Chicago Board of Education had ignored attempts to resolve this case outside the courtroom. “Unfortunately, we had to file a lawsuit because the Chicago Board of Education ignored my client on the day of the imprisonment and every day thereafter,” Carin wrote. “We hope the Chicago Board of Education acknowledges its responsibility and resolves the matter quickly.” In the complaint, the boy’s mother, LaShanda Smith, describes the guard's action as “reckless” and said her son suffered injuries both “permanent” and “personal” during the incident. Smith, who is seeking more than $100,000 in damages, accuses the officer of acting “in conscious disregard” of her son’s safety.
