Chicago school board candidate defends disciplining his kids, says 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…
Victor Henderson, a candidate for Chicago school board president, has defended his disciplinary actions against his children, stating that he never abused them. The allegations of corporal punishment came from his ex-wife, who sought an emergency change of custody after her teenage son reported having a swollen face and scratches from his father.
Henderson denies these allegations and maintains that the court never suspended his parenting time. In fact, court records show that he resumed having overnight parenting time with his children. Henderson made a distinction between parental discipline and school staff disciplining students, emphasizing that teachers should never use corporal punishment.
He acknowledged that the incident is a painful period in his family's history, but maintained that he raised his sons with firm discipline and that the alternative was letting them "run amok."
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