Schools
LTHS Settles For $140K With Student
A civil rights firm is representing the student's family. One board member dissented from the agreement.
LA GRANGE, IL – The Lyons Township High School board this week agreed to settle a claim from a student's family for $140,000.
School board member Michael Thomas was the lone dissenting vote. He did not explain his reasoning.
Patch obtained the settlement through a public records request. The name of the student and the student's parents were blacked out because of state and federal educational privacy laws.
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Under the agreement's terms, the family is to receive a payment of $125,000. The family is also set to get $15,000 for a post-high school educational fund.
The settlement does not indicate the nature of the claim.
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The family is represented by the Chicago-based Action Injury Law Group.
The group describes itself as a civil rights firm that is "advancing justice."
It says on its website, "Action is dedicated to bringing justice to victims of police brutality in pursuit of nationwide reform."
The firm includes photos of its managing partner, Andrew Stroth, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and a younger Barack Obama.
Patch has filed a public records request for the claim that prompted the settlement.
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