After a 15-year-old boy was humiliated and made to strip off his clothes at his Chicago public high school last month, his parents are filing a lawsuit against the school district.
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In an interview with CBS, the boy’s father, Anthony Woodman, discussed his outrage and how the incident affected his son:
“He came home crying. So I asked him why he was crying. And he was like hysterical. He tells me he’s been strip-searched.”
The teen, who is said to have emotional and learning disabilities, explained to his mother, Michelle Woodman, what allegedly happened:
The student said two security guards, a Chicago police officer and a female assistant principal took him from a room where he was serving an “in school suspension” to a nearby washroom on the second floor.
Asked if the officer or assistant principal said anything, the student said, “They told me they had an anonymous tip. They were looking for drugs.”
He said, while the others watched, one of the security guards put him up against the wall of a bathroom stall so his back was to the guards.
“And then he searched me with my clothes on,” the boy said. “Then he told me to remove my belt. As I undid my belt he pulled my pants and underwear down to my knees.”
After that, “He started grabbing and searching my privates,” the boy said.
No drugs were ever found on the teenager, according to CBS.
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The parents, who say their son’s civil rights have been violated, are now suing both Chicago Public Schools and the city of Chicago.
We hope they get to the bottom of this, because something doesn’t sound right.
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SOURCE: CBS
