Legal Team reacts to criminal jail sentence for school nurse who swapped children's medicine

Statement from Romanucci & Blandin legal team representing the families of Westgate Elementary School in Arlington Heights, whose children were the victims of school Nurse Tory Eitz, who mismanaged and swapped their medications.

Managing & Senior Partner Gina A. DeBoni said, "Today's 13-count criminal guilty plea by the former Westgate Elementary nurse is an important step towards accountability for the harm and disruption to the education and social-emotional development of nine children. The fact that Tory Eitz will now spend at least 90 days in Cook County Jail, followed by 30 months probation, drug testing and additional conditions to ensure she does not have contact with these families is a satisfying but somber outcome to the criminal proceedings. The judge, in his remarks from the bench, called the nurse's conduct diabolical and stated clearly that these children did nothing to provoke or deserve this harm, and that the nurse's addiction ensnared defenseless children with medical conditions.

Our legal team continues the fight for justice on the civil side and we are committed to full accountability not only from this former nurse, but from Arlington Heights School District 25, which was aware of concerns about her conduct and took active steps and made conscious decisions that allowed her to have continued access to the children and their medications. We support our clients as their families continue to navigate the harm done to their young children."