Family Sues Chicago-Area High School over Stabbing of 17-Year-Old Girl

Family sues Chicago-area high school over stabbing of 17-year-old girl

A family is suing a suburban Chicago high school after a classroom stabbing that left a 17-year-old girl seriously wounded.

'Outrageous betrayal': Mother sues Zion-Benton High School after child critically injured in stabbing during math class

Police respond to a juvenile student who was stabbed and critically injured at Zion-Benton Township High School, 3901 21st Street in Zion, on January 6, leading to another juvenile student being taken into custody. | Photo: Joe Shuman/J. Shuman Photography (2026) A mother has filed a lawsuit against Zion-Benton Township High School in Zion, saying that the district failed to follow its own policies, leading to her child being critically injured …