Asia Gaines for herself and as next best friend of her minor child, "JC" vs. Chicago Board of Education, Kristen A Haynes and Juanita Tyler. Case no. 19-cv-00775; Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, 09-18-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Al Hofeld , Jr. of Law Offices of Al Hofeld, Jr. in Chicago, IL. Attorney for defendant: Brian Franklin Kolp of Board of Education of the City of Chicago Department of Law in Chicago, IL. Attorney for defendant: Matthew Patrick Walsh , II of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Chicago, IL. Attorney for defendant: Andrew Rima of Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum in Chicago, IL.

• Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
• Publication: 215013
• Date: 10 October 2024
• Decision Date: 18 September 2024
• Published date: 10 October 2024
• Court: U.S.D.C. - Northern District of Illinois, IL
• Parties: Asia Gaines for herself and as next best friend of her minor child, "JC", Plaintiff,Chicago Board of Education, Kristen A Haynes and Juanita Tyler, Defendant,Al Hofeld , Jr., Attorney, Chicago, IL, P, Law Offices of Al Hofeld, Jr.,Matthew F. Kennelly, Judge,Expert_Witness
• Docket Number: 19-cv-00775

In this case, the parents of the 9-year-old minor maintained that the defendant teacher, who was friends with a distant relative of the minor, arranged for this friend, defendant Tyler, to come to the defendant school and corporally punish the minor plaintiff. The teacher was removed from her position after the parents brought suit. The defendant generally denied the allegations. On or about September 20, 2018, the 9-year-old male minors elementary school homeroom teacher, defendant Haynes, solicited, arranged for and permitted an unauthorized adult, defendant Tyler, to enter the elementary school for the purpose of corporally punishing the minor. The defendant teacher actively assisted that...