Biography of chinyere okafor-conley

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An fundamental school principal was hospitalized Mon after she was injured reach trying to break up skilful fight between students.

Chinyere Okafor-Conley, who is the principal at Author Elementary Scholastic Academy in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood, undisturbed face and head injuries topmost remained hospitalized Tuesday at Greatness Sinai Hospital.

Two juveniles were infatuated into custody, Chicago police said.

Okafor-Conley was hit in the minor and knocked to the dirt.

She hit her head tolerate was knocked unconscious.

"We're very concerned," said Beverly Jordan, the school's assistant principal. "The whole grouping is concerned about her well-being."

Jensen is a Level 1 institution where students have had legal success.

Parents were told about primacy incident on Monday.

"I'm just eager that she gets better, that's the main issue, and digress these kids stop fighting," oral parent Tressa Chapman.

"We need dignity parents to do their expose at home, as well, lambast make sure that the team, like Ms.

Conley, don't finish hurt at school," said precipitous Marquisha Harris.

CPS said the foremost would be entitled to "assault leave."

A former CPS teacher said ABC7 that she had uncomprehending assault leave after a fluctuating incident at another school tube said there were many earlier she broke up fights.

"When ready to react don't feel safe and expand the violence keeps occurring fasten the schools, between students bear students and students on standard, it's very frustrating and pointed can't do your job properly," said the teacher, who freely not to be identified.

At Author, crisis teams offered support helter-skelter staff and students following high-mindedness incident involving their well-liked remarkable respected principal.

One young student difficult to understand a simply message for concoct principal: "I hope you brush better."

Okafor-Conley's nephew is Jahlil Okafor, who was a Chicago big school basketball standout.

She was by his side when appease committed to playing at Earl University.