HAMMOND â A Chesterton family is seeking $1 million from the local school district over a slap in the face.
Lawyers for the family have filed a lawsuit against a Chesterton High School volunteer wrestling coach, Keith Davison, as well as the entire Duneland School Corp. for an alleged civil rights violation.
They claim Davison slapped a 16-year-old student late last year during a school wrestling team practice session.
Portage attorneys Matthew B. Dogan and Thomas M. Dogan filed the suit early this week in U.S. District Court in Hammond.
It states the student has been an avid team wrestler since eighth grade. She had continued competitive wrestling in high school, where she was a member of the varsity team last year and finished third place at the state wrestling meet her freshman year.