Original Article Aug 16, 8:48 AM EDT Mom of Handcuffed Boy Settles Lawsuit CINCINNATI (AP) -- The city agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman whose 5-year-old son was handcuffed by police after a fight on a school bus. Mekel Finch and her son, Izell Finch, would receive between $10,000 and $20,000 in the agreement, awaiting final approval in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. The exact amount was not disclosed because of a confidentiality agreement. The boy needed therapy, has switched schools and no longer rides a bus operated by the Petermann Bus Co., lawyer Fanon Rucker said Monday. The boy was handcuffed Jan. 13 after two officers were called to check a report of a fight on a bus. The bus driver said she kept Izell from getting off the bus because he was fighting with another student and attacked her. The officers handcuffed the boy, but did not arrest him; they were later reprimanded for violating policy. Rucker said the boy was misbehaving, but wasn't a threat to the officers because he was hiding under a seat when they arrived. Mekel Finch settled her lawsuit with the bus company in June, accepting less than $5,000, Rucker said.