Illinois: Insurers want out of defending Aurora, Dundee school districts in sex abuse lawsuits

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    Insurers want out of defending Aurora, Dundee school districts in sex abuse lawsuits

    Insurance carriers for two Kane County school districts facing lawsuits involving teachers who were arrested and charged with sexually abusing students have each filed court petitions asking to be removed from the obligation to insure and pay any potential damages. In separate cases, judges will decide whether carriers for East Aurora District 131 and Community Unit District 300 should be removed from the pending litigation. The Illinois School District Agency has petitioned to be removed from defending Juan Avendano, 63, of Aurora, a former Bardwell Elementary School kindergarten teacher charged with sexually abusing students, according to Kane County court records. ...


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