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. …