Updated 3/17/2021 11:23 AM Days after her 9-year-old son was injured by classmates at Forest Elementary School in Des Plaines, a local woman led an anti-bullying protest at the campus Tuesday morning. Amber Johnson said bullying is an ongoing problem at the school. The violence that left her son injured during recess Friday is just the latest example, she said.
"I'm absolutely furious," Johnson said. "We want change." About 30 parents and students participated in Tuesday's demonstration on a corner at Forest and Fifth avenues. Wearing masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they chanted and waved signs with messages including "Don't be a bully!" and "Honk against bullying."