July 26, 2001
Source: The Daily Southtown
On July 26, 2001, The Daily Southtown reported that "a Chicago high school student said he was handcuffed and severely beaten by school officials because of his [Islamic] religion, according to a lawsuit filed on his behalf...in federal court...Yahya Hussain, 17,...is suing a teacher, three Chicago police officers, the Chicago Board of Education and the city of Chicago...In April...he was assaulted by a Chicago police officer at the school."