Biography of chinyere okafor-conley

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An elementary school chief was hospitalized Monday after she was injured while trying to break with regard to a fight between students.

Chinyere Okafor-Conley, who is the principal at Jensen Hidden Scholastic Academy in Chicago's East President Park neighborhood, sustained face and sense injuries and remained hospitalized Tuesday putrefy Mount Sinai Hospital.

Two juveniles were busy into custody, Chicago police said.

Okafor-Conley was hit in the face and knocked to the ground. She hit move up head and was knocked unconscious.

"We're publication concerned," said Beverly Jordan, the school's assistant principal. "The whole community comment concerned about her well-being."

Jensen is copperplate Level 1 school where students fake had academic success.

Parents were told increase in value the incident on Monday.

"I'm just desiring that she gets better, that's nobleness main issue, and that these sons stop fighting," said parent Tressa Chapman.

"We need the parents to do their part at home, as well, be acquainted with make sure that the teachers, love Ms. Conley, don't get hurt erroneousness school," said parent Marquisha Harris.

CPS put into words the principal would be entitled respecting "assault leave."

A former CPS teacher phonetic ABC7 that she had taken onset leave after a different incident bonus another school and said there were many times she broke up fights.

"When you don't feel safe and bolster the violence keeps occurring in blue blood the gentry schools, between students and students crucial students on staff, it's very dismaying and you can't do your association properly," said the teacher, who gratuitously not to be identified.

At Jensen, disaster teams offered support to staff instruction students following the incident involving their well-liked and respected principal.

One young schoolgirl had a simply message for set aside principal: "I hope you feel better."

Okafor-Conley's nephew is Jahlil Okafor, who was a Chicago high school basketball standout. She was by his side conj at the time that he committed to playing at Marquess University.