‘Speak up’: After $1.1 million settlement, former Carl Von Linné Elementary student recounts alleged sexual abuse

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Dec. 6, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Dec. 6, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/cps-sexual-abuse-settlement-linne-elementary/

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Upon walking into the gym at Carl Von Linné Elementary School on the city’s North Side, a former student — who asked to remain anonymous — said little had changed since his time there in the 1990s. The gym teacher’s office, with its heavy metal door that locked from the inside and dark window shade...