Family of 13-YO boy beaten by teacher sues teacher and school

Story here. Good for them - don't wait on it. Go immediately for justice. Make teachers who think it's fine to abuse kids think twice. If they can't handle the job, they should quit. I do hope criminal charges will be brought against her as rapidly as civil ones are. The story:

'HOUSTON - The family of a 13-year-old whose beating by a Houston charter school teacher was caught on a classmate's cell phone video has filed a lawsuit against the teacher and the school.

Science teacher Sheri Lynn Davis was fired Monday night from Jamie's House Charter School. Her dismissal came after video of Reagins' beating became public.

The lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of Isaiah Reagins by his mother, Alesha Johnson.

His family says the boy suffered a black eye and other bruises. Johnson says she's taken her son out of the school.

Davis' attorney, Chip Lewis, says he and his client will have a Friday news conference.

A spokeswoman for the school said she couldn't comment on the lawsuit but that school officials feel they handled the situation appropriately after learning of it.'