Mom of murdered student files wrongful death suit against Montgomery County Public Schools

The mother of an 11th-grader who was killed in 2022 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Montgomery County Public Schools on Wednesday, arguing the school system failed to protect her son from bullying.

Alexis Jones-McDaniel, the mother of Jailyn Jones, sued MCPS, the Montgomery County Board of Education and the county itself in federal court.

“Not only did Northwest High School fail to protect Jailyn Lawrence Jones in any way, MCPS made informed decisions and took steps which actively increased the danger to and created new dangers Jailyn could not abate,” the complaint states...

...At the new school, the complaint states, Jones “was placed in classes with the same students by whom he had been bullied and had conflict at Clarksburg High School.”..

Mom of killed student sues Montgomery County Public Schools

TODAY: Jury Trial in Murder of Northwest High School Student Jailyn Jones

 

Court System:	Circuit Court For Montgomery County - Criminal
Location:	Montgomery Circuit Court
Case Number:	C-15-CR-22-000665
Title:	State of Maryland vs. Ta'Quawn Deon Henderson
Case Type:	Criminal Indictment
Filing Date:	06/30/2022
Case Status:	Open
Judicial Officer:	Johnson, Eric
Tracking Number(s):	221001221556

Trial - Jury

11/06/2023

09:30:00

Judge Johnson, Eric

Criminal

Courtroom 8A - North Tower

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May 16, 2022

Arrest made in stabbing, beating death of 17-year-old Northwest High School senior Police have arrested 17-year-old Ta'Quawn Henderson for the murder of Jailyn Jones. Police say the two teens went to the same high school.

...Police are still actively investigating this case and say they are still "following the evidence." While a motive is not known, police confirmed that the teens went to school together and knew each other and believe more people could be involved in the teen's death.

“We are very confident that Mr. Henderson has played a significant role in this homicide and he has been charged as such," Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said. "We believe that there may be other contributing individuals involved in this investigation."

Jones's mother, Alexis McDaniel, has alleged that her son was a victim of bullying at Northwest High School. 

Arrest made in 17-year-old's death ruled a homicide | wusa9.com

Alexis McDaniel, the mother of murdered NWHS student 17yo Jai’lyn Jones, reaffirmed today she believes her son’s murder stemmed from bullying within @MCPS & Northwest High School. @MCPS will not answer # of Qs

TUESDAY: Alexis McDaniel, the mother of murdered NWHS student 17yo Jai’lyn Jones, reaffirmed today she believes her son’s murder stemmed from bullying within @MCPS & Northwest High School. @MCPS will not answer # of Qs citing student privacy & the ongoing @MCPS investigation. https://t.co/8S7CmmVo08

— Stephanie Ramirez (@RamirezReports) May 17, 2022

@RamirezReports #BREAKING ⁦ @mcpnews CONFIRMS for ⁦ @fox5dc ⁩ ⁩they made an arrest in the murder of Northwest High School student Jai’lyn Jones. His mother posted to Instagram saying DNA does not lie. We will have more soon.

#BREAKING ⁦@mcpnews CONFIRMS for ⁦@fox5dc⁩ ⁩they made an arrest in the murder of Northwest High School student Jai’lyn Jones. His mother posted to Instagram saying DNA does not lie. We will have more soon. https://t.co/B8Yy5EywH5

— Stephanie Ramirez (@RamirezReports) May 16, 2022

WUSA9: 'Took a piece of my soul' | Mom wants answers after teen son found dead in Montgomery County

GERMANTOWN, Md. — Montgomery County Police detectives are investigating the death of a teenager, whose body was found Monday around 3 p.m. near a community of homes in the 18900 block of Grotto Lane in Germantown. 

The Major Crimes Division is currently investigating his death as a homicide.

Montgomery County Public Schools confirmed the 17-year-old victim is Jailyn Jones who was a 12th grader at Northwest High School...

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/teenager-found-dead-outside-apartment-complex-cause-of-death-unknown/65-96aa052f-a063-40dc-8530-fa3b165f26c4