School Sued Over Handcuffing Of 6 Year Old Girl Who Stole Candy

A mother is suing Chicago Public Schools following the handcuffing and illegal detention of her 6-year-old daughter by an abusive security guard.  The incident occurred after the child allegedly “stole” candy from a teachers desk.  She was handcuffed by a guard and detained near the schools’ boiler room under the stairs. Rt.com reports: The incident reportedly occurred at Fernwood Elementary School back in March after the child took some candy from the teacher’s desk without permission. The security guard in question, who has since been dismissed from his job, and the CPS are named in the lawsuit which alleges use of excessive force, false imprisonment and causing emotional distress. “She was under the stairs, handcuffed, in the school, by the boilers. You can’t treat children like that,” the girl’s mother, Marlena Wordlow, told reporters. Her lawyer, Jeffrey Granich, was equally scathing: “I can’t imagine where anybody working in a school would ever conceive that this is an appropriate way to behave, an appropriate way to discipline a child.” The child has since left Fernwood Elementary but, according to Wordlow, has not yet been offered a place in any other school by CPS. In a statement to ABC7, the CPS said [...]