District 65 official ordered to pay legal fees after her lawsuit against a Skokie mom is dismissed – Evanston Roundtable

A Cook County judge required Lincolnwood Elementary School Assistant Principal Jasmine Sebaggala to cover $38,000 in legal fees incurred by Skokie mother Helen Levinson after the judge dismissed a lawsuit Sebaggala filed against Levinson. The lawsuit alleges that Levinson made defamatory statements about Sebaggala and intentionally inflicted emotional distress. Sebaggala is a racial equity advocate involved in the Abolition Coalition, which seeks to promote anti-racism education in public schools.