Overview

• The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court accuses the Chicago Board of Education of negligent hiring and violating its background-check policies.
• Attorney Mark Brown provided police reports showing Romel Campoverde faced roughly 16 arrests between 2000 and 2020, including battery charges and self-admitted gang affiliation.
• Court documents allege Campoverde groomed the then-15-year-old student through Snapchat messages and alcohol before sexually assaulting her in his RV in June 2023.
• Campoverde has pleaded not guilty to criminal sexual assault charges, remains on electronic monitoring and is scheduled for a status hearing later this month.
• A CPS spokesperson said the district cannot comment on pending litigation but remains focused on student safety under policies requiring FBI, state police and registry checks.