A family that sued after the arrests of three children at a Tennessee elementary school has accepted a settlement totaling $86,500 from local governments.
The lawsuit was filed by parents of students who were arrested in April 2016 following an off-campus bullying incident. The arrests of the African-American children at Hobgood Elementary School in Murfreesboro -- some hauled off in handcuffs -- drew outrage.
The charges against the children were dismissed in June 2016.
The Murfreesboro government will pay a total of $85,000, including $27,000 for plaintiff's attorney Darryl South, while the Rutherford County government pays $1,500.
The lawsuit also named four Murfreesboro police supervisors, claiming they failed to administer department policy. The settlement agreement states the city denies liability "for any alleged unconstitutional acts."
