Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed By Parents Of Boy Found Hung
Aquan Lewis a ten year old student was found hanging in the school bathroom and as a result his parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school district. According to details in the lawsuit emergency medical services paramedics quickly resuscitated Lewis after a fellow student at Oakton Elementary School, found him in the bathroom. The official report from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said the death was a suicide.
The lawsuit alleges no one at the school made any attempt to try and find Lewis when he went missing as the other students were lined up for gym class. In cases like this, people believe when they send their child to school, there will be people looking out for the well being and safety of their child. In this case there was something very wrong with the procedures in place at the school for a student to go unnoticed for such a period of time.
