A 14-year-old faces aggravated battery and battery charges in connection to an attack at Kenyon Woods Middle School which severely injured a classmate.
The teen appeared in the juvenile courtroom of Kane County Judge Clint Hull Tuesday morning. Accompanied by his parents, the teen spoke only to offer one-word answers to questions about whether he understood the charges and his rights. His father whispered to him and patted his back at times during the hearing.
Hull placed the teen on electronic home monitoring.
"You have to stay in the house," Hull said before setting an April 4 court date.
Prosecutors did not offer details into the charges, but the teen’s public defender agreed that there was probable cause for the case to go forward.
The teen, who is now attending a different school, and his parents did not comment as they exited the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center.
Family takes U46 to court over assault of South Elgin 7th-grader Rafael Guerrero
The family of a South Elgin middle school student who suffered serious injuries during an in-school attack two weeks ago is taking School District U46 to court.
The petition filed in Kane County Circuit Court also describes for the first time the attack that left the teen with injuries keeping…
The family of a South Elgin middle school student who suffered serious injuries during an in-school attack two weeks ago is taking School District U46 to court.
The petition filed in Kane County Circuit Court also describes for the first time the attack that left the teen with injuries keeping…
(Rafael Guerrero)
"Stay over there," the teen’s father said to TV cameras.
School District U46 officials have said 12-year-old Henry Sembdner was injured during a brief Feb. 3 incident at the South Eglin school. Sembdner suffered injuries that required hospitalization.
Sembdner’s family recently filed a petition in Kane County Circuit Court requesting more information and records from District U46 on what transpired in the hallways of Kenyon Woods on that Friday.
According to the petition, they want the district to disclose electronically stored information, documents, records, memos, video, photos and other items regarding the attack and the attacker.
According to the petition, another student picked up Henry and "immobilized him in such a manner that he could not escape."
The student then, "savagely attacked him by throwing him to the ground headfirst and/or striking him in the face and head," according to the petition.
Boy, 12, assaulted by classmate in South Elgin is back home Tribune staff with news services
A 12-year-old boy who suffered serious head injuries after being assaulted by a classmate at his South Elgin middle school has returned home from the hospital.”You heard it here first … Henry is Home!” the boy’s mother, Karen Sembdner, tweeted Tuesday night, along with a photo showing her son…
A 12-year-old boy who suffered serious head injuries after being assaulted by a classmate at his South Elgin middle school has returned home from the hospital.”You heard it here first … Henry is Home!” the boy’s mother, Karen Sembdner, tweeted Tuesday night, along with a photo showing her son…
(Tribune staff with news services)
Since the incident, people in the school community and beyond have sent messages to the boy via social media. Students throughout U46 dressed up one week in clothing honoring Henry’s favorite things such as the Cubs, Batman and Superman. Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo personally invited Henry to Wrigley Field once the season starts.
Courier-News reporter Rafael Guerrero contributed.
Dan Campana is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
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