Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Friday, August 12, 2016.
CPS security guard allegedly handcuffed a six-year-old for stealing candy
A six-year-old girl was allegedly handcuffed by a Chicago Public Schools security guard at far-south-side Fernwood Elementary School for stealing a piece of candy. The girl’s mother, who’s planning to sue CPS, says that her daughter was also left alone by the building’s boilers for more than an hour. [Associated Press via ABC News]