Lawsuit: Seattle teacher punched 13-year-old student

A civil lawsuit alleges that in 2018, a Seattle Public Schools math teacher punched a student in the face twice. The student, now 21, is seeking relief.

SEATTLE — A civil trial beginning next week will examine whether Seattle Public Schools failed to protect students from a teacher with a documented history of alleged aggressive behavior, culminating in a 2018 assault on 13-year-old student. 

Zakaria Sheikhibrahim, now 21, is suing the district after his math teacher punched him twice in the face during class at Meany Middle School on January 11, 2018. The lawsuit states the district had been warned about Johnson’s dangerous behavior for

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