$300K settlement approved for former CPS special needs student Tased by cops at Marshall HS
Single dad Laurentio Howard and his daughter, Dnigma Howard, 18, outside their Near North Side home earlier this year. At 16, she was shoved down the stairs and Tased by Chicago police officers stationed at Marshall Metropolitan High School. She graduated from the school in June. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Chicago taxpayers will spend $300,000 to compensate a former 16-year-old special needs student Tased and wrestled down a flight of stairs by police officers at Marshall High School after refusing to put away her cellphone during a test. On Monday, the City Council’s Finance Committee approved t...
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