COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lexington-Richland School District 5 is facing a lawsuit after a student's parent claimed her child lost consciousness when a teacher put him in a chokehold.
The suit, filed in Lexington County, alleges an instructor placed the student in the hold as part of a classroom demonstration, then ignored the student's signs of distress until he lost consciousness.
The lawsuit, filed April 7 by attorney Ralph Smiley, accuses the district of "intentionally or recklessly inflicting severe emotional distress on the Plaintiffs... (and) committing conduct so extreme and outrageous as to exceed all possible boundaries of decency."
