DC mother files lawsuit after teacher uses hot sauce to punish autistic son

The Brief

  • A D.C. mother filed a lawsuit after a teacher forced her non‑verbal, autistic son to ingest hot sauce.
  • The civil lawsuit names Imani K. Davis and the D.C. government and follows Davis’s guilty plea to assault.
  • Griggs seeks over $500,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages.

WASHINGTON A D.C. mother is demanding accountability and has filed a lawsuit after a teacher forced her non‑verbal, autistic son to ingest hot sauce as punishment.

The incident happened last year at Nalle Elementary School.

Shanice Griggs has filed a civil lawsuit against the teacher, Imani K. Davis, and her employer, the D.C. government.

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