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Prosecutors now file felony charges against teacher accused of punching child in face at middle school in Waukegan

A substitute teacher, who has since been fired, is now facing felony charges after a 14-year-old student accused him of punching him in the face and breaking his finger at a Waukegan school. Lamont M. Bankston, 49, of Zion, was initially charged with one count of misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm. That charge was filed […]

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Charge filed against teacher after student punched in the face, suffers broken finger at Waukegan middle school

A now-former teacher has been charged after a 14-year-old student accused him of punching him in the face and breaking his finger at Jack Benny Middle School in Waukegan. Brandon Cole, 14, appeared alongside his family and attorney Kevin O’Connor during a press conference last Tuesday. “I’m really scared because my teacher hit me in […]