School Board candidate defends disciplining his kids, says school staff should never use corporal punishment
Victor Henderson, a candidate for Chicago school board president, is facing scrutiny over 15-year-old allegations involving the physical discipline of his son. Opponents have questioned his fitness for office based on past custody dispute records. Henderson defends his past actions while stating that school staff should never use corporal punishment.
Fifteen years ago, in the wake of a contentious divorce, the ex-wife of a candidate currently running to be Chicago’s school board president told a judge she wanted an emergency change of custody after her teenage son came to her with a swollen face and scratches, saying he’d gotten them from his father, Victor Henderson.One of Henderson’s opponents has seized on the allegations as evidence that he’s unfit to lead the school board.Henderson acknowledges that he disciplined his children, but…
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