Parents say the Whistler elementary school teacher routinely “administered harmful, physical and violent corporal punishment,” including striking students with her hands and wooden rulers.
Some 60-plus Chicagoans were elected Tuesday not just to oversee the Chicago Police Department but to help forge real community control over police behavior and to influence department policy overall. An overwhelming majority of those elected ran on platforms of curbing police violence and racism. “This is not just a review board,” said Frank Chapman, chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.