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Chicago Public Schools agreed to the settlement out of court and will pay $1.25 million to family of Jamari Dent, a 13-year-old who died two years after a failed suicide attempt left permanent damage.
Jamari Dent was a special needs student reportedly bullied by both students and staff.
Jamari Dent, a 13-year-old Chicago Public Schools student who suffered a brain injury in 2019 following a suicide attempt after months of bullying, died...
His family said he hanged himself in a suicide attempt in 2019 after months of bullying by Chicago Public Schools staff and students.
As a fourth grader at Carter G. Woodson Elementary, Jamari Dent suffered bullying that CPS faculty and the administration either ignored or contributed to, according to the federal lawsuit, which is still pending.