URBANA – Charges filed against former Urbana school administrators are justified and come as no surprise, say lawyers for several victims of a former teacher there.
On Wednesday afternoon, State's Attorney Julia Rietz filed misdemeanor charges of failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect against Gene Amberg, 58, of Urbana, former Urbana schools superintendent; Carmelita Thomas, 57, of Champaign, former human resources director of the district; and Janice Bradley, 55, of Champaign, former principal of Thomas Paine Elementary School.
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