Kansas City, MO – The family of a Johnson County girl who was kicked by her kindergarten teacher have reached a partial settlement in the case.
Attorneys for the child and her mother are seeking the court's approval of an agreement with the former teacher, Crystal Smith. A motion filed Friday said the settlement involves a confidentiality clause.
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Additional claims remain pending against the Shawnee Mission School District, which suspended and then fired Smith after reviewing security footage.
The video revealed Smith kicking a 5-year-old girl who had hidden herself in a bookshelf in the library of Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School in February 2019 after other students had left the area and another employee's back was turned.