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Parents blast Moreno Valley school officials over handling of bullying, violence after assault

Parents blasted Moreno Valley officials’ over their handling of campus violence and bullying Tuesday night, Sept. 24, at the first school board meeting since a Landmark Middle student was assaulted on campus and later died. The death of the 13-year-old boy, known publicly only as “Diego,” was announced Wednesday, the day after the standing-room only meeting at Moreno Valley Unified School District headquarters. On Tuesday night, parents, students and residents begged, pleaded with and raged at district leaders and said they have failed to tackle the bullying problem. A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation hasn’t officially determined if bullying was ...

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Parents blast California school officials over handling of bullying, violence after assault

Parents blasted Moreno Valley officials’ over their handling of campus violence and bullying Tuesday night, Sept. 24, at the first school board meeting since a Landmark Middle student was assaulted on campus and later died. The death of the 13-year-old boy, known publicly only as “Diego,” was announced Wednesday, the day after the standing-room only meeting at Moreno Valley Unified School District headquarters. On Tuesday night, parents, students and residents begged, pleaded with and raged at district leaders and said they have failed to tackle the bullying problem. A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation hasn’t officially determined if bullying was ...

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09...-handling-of-bullying-violence-after-assault/

 

Vigil for student who was fatally assaulted at California school turns tense

What started Wednesday night as an evening of quiet sadness and reflection on the death of a Landmark Middle School student slowly boiled over until it hit a flashpoint of many students and parents expressing their anger and outrage at Moreno Valley Unified School District’s superintendent. Hundreds of community members gathered in the parking lot in front of Landmark Middle School to grieve the death of 13-year-old Diego, who was allegedly attacked by two other students last week. Diego was pronounced clinically dead on Tuesday night. A Landmark Middle School mother organized the vigil over Facebook, and people showed up ...

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09...was-pronounced-clinically-dead-after-assault/

 

A 13-year-old California student dies from injuries after attack on school campus

Mourners for a 13-year-old California boy who died from injuries sustained in an attack by students at his school angrily confronted the school system's superintendent at a Wednesday night vigil. Moreno Valley Unified School District Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora, escorted by deputies, sought shelter behind the school's locked doors after his address at the vigil led to a vocal crowd questioning the district's response to ongoing schoolwide bullying concerns, CNN affiliate KCAL reported. In KCAL's report, one woman can be heard shouting, "There's no excuse, you need to resign from office." Moments before that, Kedziora had tried to address the crowd ...

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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/26/us/13-year-old-dies-school-fight-trnd/index.html




California teen dies from injuries after school attack

Mourners for a 13-year-old California boy who died from injuries sustained in an attack by students at his school angrily confronted the school system's superintendent at a Wednesday night vigil. Moreno Valley Unified School District Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora, escorted by deputies, sought shelter behind the school's locked doors after his address at the vigil led to a vocal crowd questioning the district's response to ongoing schoolwide bullying concerns, CNN affiliate KCAL reported. In KCAL's report, one woman can be heard shouting, "There's no excuse, you need to resign from office." Moments before that, Kedziora had tried to address the crowd ...

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Police: 13-year-old boy dies after being attacked by students at school

Mourners for a 13-year-old California boy who died from injuries sustained in an attack by students at his school angrily confronted the school system's superintendent at a Wednesday night vigil. Moreno Valley Unified School District Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora, escorted by deputies, sought shelter behind the school's locked doors after his address at the vigil led to a vocal crowd questioning the district's response to ongoing schoolwide bullying concerns, CNN affiliate KCAL reported. In KCAL's report, one woman can be heard shouting, "There's no excuse. You need to resign from office." Moments before that, Kedziora had tried to address the crowd ...

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Police: 13-year-old boy dies after being attacked by students at school

Mourners for a 13-year-old California boy who died from injuries sustained in an attack by students at his school angrily confronted the school system's superintendent at a Wednesday night vigil. Moreno Valley Unified School District Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora, escorted by deputies, sought shelter behind the school's locked doors after his address at the vigil led to a vocal crowd questioning the district's response to ongoing schoolwide bullying concerns, CNN affiliate KCAL reported. In KCAL's report, one woman can be heard shouting, "There's no excuse. You need to resign from office." Moments before that, Kedziora had tried to address the crowd ...

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https://www.kcci.com/article/police...being-attacked-by-students-at-school/29245798




Parents demand answers after 13-year-old allegedly bullied to death at school

Mourners for a 13-year-old California boy who died from injuries sustained in an attack by students at his school angrily confronted the school system’s superintendent at a Wednesday night vigil. Moreno Valley Unified School District Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora, escorted by deputies, sought shelter behind the school’s locked doors after his address at the vigil led to a vocal crowd questioning the district’s response to ongoing schoolwide bullying concerns, CNN affiliate KCAL reported. In KCAL’s report, one woman can be heard shouting, “There’s no excuse, you need to resign from office.” Moments before that, Kedziora had tried to address the crowd ...

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https://pix11.com/2019/09/26/parent...ear-old-allegedly-bullied-to-death-at-school/




Parents demand answers after 13-year-old allegedly bullied to death at school

Mourners for a 13-year-old California boy who died from injuries sustained in an attack by students at his school angrily confronted the school system's superintendent at a Wednesday night vigil. Moreno Valley Unified School District Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora, escorted by deputies, sought shelter behind the school's locked doors after his address at the vigil led to a vocal crowd questioning the district's response to ongoing schoolwide bullying concerns, CNN affiliate KCAL reported. In KCAL's report, one woman can be heard shouting, "There's no excuse, you need to resign from office." Moments before that, Kedziora had tried to address the crowd ...

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A 13-year-old dies after his classmates punched him at school

Mourners for a 13-year-old California boy who died from injuries sustained in an attack by students at his school angrily confronted the school system's superintendent at a Wednesday night vigil. Moreno Valley Unified School District Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora, escorted by deputies, sought shelter behind the school's locked doors after his address at the vigil led to a vocal crowd questioning the district's response to ongoing schoolwide bullying concerns, CNN affiliate KCAL reported. In KCAL's report, one woman can be heard shouting, "There's no excuse, you need to resign from office." Moments before that, Kedziora had tried to address the crowd ...

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13-year-old boy dies from injuries after fight at middle school

A 13-year-old boy died from injuries sustained during a fight at his California middle school. The victim, who police identified only as Diego, was a student at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Police were called to the school on Sept. 16 after a fight broke out on campus, according to a press release from Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Video of the incident obtained by KCAL shows the victim being punched and falling into a concrete pillar. Diego was transported to a hospital and was listed in critical condition, the release said. He ...

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Vigil for student who was fatally assaulted at California school turns tense

What started Wednesday night as an evening of quiet sadness and reflection on the death of a Landmark Middle School student slowly boiled over until it hit a flashpoint of many students and parents expressing their anger and outrage at Moreno Valley Unified School District’s superintendent. Hundreds of community members gathered in the parking lot in front of Landmark Middle School to grieve the death of 13-year-old Diego, who was allegedly attacked by two other students last week. Diego was pronounced clinically dead on Tuesday night. A Landmark Middle School mother organized the vigil over Facebook, and people showed up ...

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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/0...was-pronounced-clinically-dead-after-assault/

 

Teen dies after beating; classmates say he was the target of bullies

A 13-year-old California boy has died more than a week after being punched by two classmates in an attack that was caught on video. The middle school teen who has only been identified by his first name, Diego, was pronounced clinically dead on Tuesday night, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Diego had been hospitalized since the Sept. 16 attack at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley, California, roughly 65 miles east of Los Angeles. The sheriff's department said Diego's family will donate the boy's organs "to transform this tragedy into the gift of life for other ...

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https://www.chron.com/news/article/Teen-dies-after-beating-classmates-say-he-was-14471163.php

 

Boy, 13, fatally attacked at middle school. His organs will save lives, family hopes

The family of a 13-year-old boy who was the victim of a fatal attack at a California middle school plans to donate his organs to help other children, police said in a Wednesday statement. Two juvenile suspects have been arrested in connection with the Sept. 16 assault that fatally injured the student, identified by police only as Diego. Diego was pronounced clinically dead Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. "Preparations by Diego’s family are underway for organ donation to transform this tragedy into the gift of life for other children," a statement by Riverside County Sheriff's Department says. A Thursday Washington ...

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-year-old-student-dies-2-arrested/3781223002/

 

Child’s death after assault at Moreno Valley school sparks outrage — and ugly memories

The death of a 13-year-old Moreno Valley boy who was assaulted at school has exposed deep wounds in the Inland Empire community, where parents say school officials have not addressed long-simmering issues of campus bullying. The student, identified publicly only as Diego, died Tuesday night of injuries he suffered in the Sept. 16 attack, which was recorded on video and posted to Facebook. Two 13-year-oldboys from Landmark Middle School, about 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, have been arrested, their identities not released because of their age. Authorities are investigating whether Diego had been the target of bullying before ...

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-26/landmark-middle-school-diego-bullying

 

Moreno Valley school fight: Candlelight vigil held for 13-year-old after deadly on-campus attack

Students and teachers gathered Thursday night to remember a 13-year-old student who died after a brutal attack at a Moreno Valley middle school. The school community held a candlelight vigil at Landmark Middle, where the victim - identified as Diego - went to school. Diego was pronounced clinically dead Tuesday evening, more than a week after being beaten by two classmates in an assault caught on cell phone video. Martinrex Kedziora, Moreno Valley Unified School District superintendent, spoke after the service. "I want you to know this was all done for Diego, to remember him and to let our community ...

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A 13-year-old California student dies from injuries after attack on school campus

A 13-year-old boy died from injuries sustained during a fight at his California middle school. The victim, who police identified only as Diego, was a student at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Police were called to the school on Sept. 16 after a fight broke out on campus, according to a press release from Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Video of the incident obtained by KCAL shows the victim being punched and falling into a concrete pillar. Diego was transported to a hospital and was listed in critical condition, the release said. He ...

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13-year-old boy dies from injuries after fight at middle school

A 13-year-old boy died from injuries sustained during a fight at his California middle school. The victim, who police identified only as Diego, was a student at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Police were called to the school on Sept. 16 after a fight broke out on campus, according to a press release from Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Video of the incident obtained by KCAL shows the victim being punched and falling into a concrete pillar. Diego was transported to a hospital and was listed in critical condition, the release said. He ...

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https://www.kmov.com/news/year-old-...cle_efc4f1ba-d44a-5367-9aa2-b557f20581f4.html

 

12-year-old California girl to face charges in classroom attack captured on video

A 12-year-old girl will face charges in a fight captured on video in a classroom at Sunnymead Middle School in Moreno Valley, less than one month after a boy at another middle school in the school district died after authorities said he was attacked on campus. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said the late Wednesday morning incident at Sunnymead involved two 12-year-old girls, one sustaining injuries not serious enough for hospitalization. The other girl “was determined to be the aggressor,” and will face unspecified charges. She was not arrested, Deputy Robyn Flores said Thursday. The Moreno Valley Unified School District ...

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10...ges-in-moreno-valley-fight-captured-on-video/

 

Second caught-on-video fight roils Moreno Valley schools, weeks after fatal attack on 13-year-old

One week after a 13-year-old boy died from injuries suffered in a sucker-punch attack by two students at a Moreno Valley school, a new video has emerged showing a group of girls fighting at another campus roughly six miles away. The fight broke out about 11:10 a.m. Wednesday at Sunnymead Middle School and was captured in a graphic video. In the video, an altercation between two 12-year-old girls begins inside a classroom. One walks over to another. As a teacher tries to restrain the first girl, instructing another student to call the police, the girl breaks free and strikes the ...

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Two students arrested for allegedly attacking teacher at Moreno Valley school

Two 12-year-old students have been arrested after sheriff’s deputies say they attacked a teacher and another student at Sunnymead Middle School. The alleged attacks happened on October 3rd. Officials with the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station say they are attempting to locate a third suspect. The previous day, Wednesday, October 2 a fight broke out on campus between students. The incident was caught on camera and shared throughout the community. Cell phone video shows what 8th grader Jazmin Delatorre says are the moments she was attacked by a female classmate. She says her alleged aggressor followed her into her first-period classroom ...

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Two Students Arrested in Fight at Moreno Valley Middle School

Two 12-year-olds were arrested for allegedly attacking another student and a teacher at Sunnymead Middle School in Moreno Valley, sheriff's officials said Saturday, less than a month after the death of a 13-year-old boy from a sucker-punch attack at another middle school in the same district. The fight that led to the arrests occurred Wednesday, and officials with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said investigators were looking for a third suspect. One girl was injured in the fight, but did not require hospitalization, authorities said. A cell-phone video of the classroom brawl was posted on social media and shows a ...

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Two students arrested in fight at Moreno Valley middle school

MORENO VALLEY (CNS) – Two 12-year-olds were arrested for allegedly attacking another student and a teacher at Sunnymead Middle School in Moreno Valley, sheriff’s officials said today, less than a ...

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Two students arrested in fight at Moreno Valley middle school

MORENO VALLEY (CNS) – Two 12-year-olds were arrested for allegedly attacking another student and a teacher at Sunnymead Middle School in Moreno Valley, sheriff’s officials said today, less than a ...

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Two Moreno Valley students arrested in fight at Sunnymead Middle School

Two 12-year-olds were arrested for allegedly attacking another student and a teacher at Sunnymead Middle School in Moreno Valley, sheriff's officials said Saturday, less than a month after a ...

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2 students arrested in Moreno Valley middle school attack that was caught on camera

Two students were arrested on suspicion of attacking a teacher and a student at Sunnymead Middle School in Moreno Valley in an incident that was captured by cellphone video and uploaded to social media last week, authorities said. A third student is still being sought, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley station said in a Saturday, Oct. 5 Facebook posting. The case was under investigation since the Wednesday, Oct. 2 incident at the school, where the video shows the teacher trying to place herself between a girl who appears to be focusing on a girl who is seated at a ...

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https://www.pe.com/2019/10/06/2-stu...ddle-school-attack-that-was-caught-on-camera/

 

Moreno Valley: 2 girls arrested for 'student-on-student assault' recorded on video at middle school; 3rd suspect sought

Two 12-year-old girls were arrested last week and a third is being sought in connection with a "student-on-student assault" that occurred at Sunnymead Middle School in Moreno Valley, a city that has seen several instances of on-campus violence in the past month, including one that turned fatal. The incident that led to the arrests occurred after 11 a.m. Oct. 2 at the middle school at 23996 Eucalyptus Ave., the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a statement Monday. According to investigators, Sunnymead administrators notified the school resource officer of the attack, and three students were subsequently identified as suspects. "All ...

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Moreno Valley: 2 girls arrested for 'student-on-student assault' recorded on video at middle school; 3rd suspect sought

(KABC) -- Two 12-year-old girls were arrested last week and a third is ... classroom and assaulted both the victim and the assigned teacher," the sheriff's news release said.

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Two 12-Year-Old Girls Arrested For Moreno Valley School Assault

Two students at Sunnymead Middle School were arrested for assaulting a fellow student and a teacher inside a classroom last week, the Riverside Sheriff's Department said Monday. The incident has rattled a Moreno Valley community still reeling from the Sept. 16 assault of a 13-year-old boy who died in the hospital nine days after being sucker-punched by two other students. Three Sunnymead students — all 12-year-old girls — are suspects in the assault that occurred last Wednesday, Oct 2., the department said in a statement. A cell-phone video of the fight was posted on social media, the Desert Sun reported, ...

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https://patch.com/california/bannin...d-girls-arrested-moreno-valley-school-assault

 

Moreno Valley classroom fight, bullying dominate school board meeting

A videotaped classroom fight at Moreno Valley’s Sunnymead Middle School and how to battle bullying took center stage at the Tuesday night, Oct. 8, school board meeting. “Our school district has been in the news a lot lately, but for all the wrong reasons,” Superintendent Martinrex Kedziora said, reading a statement. “It saddens me when those video posts on social media draw attention to Moreno Valley Unified School District — showing violent and disturbing images of student fights on campus. This is not a complete or actual image of our students; this is not our only story. We are better ...

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https://www.pe.com/2019/10/08/moreno-valley-classroom-fight-bullying-dominate-school-board-meeting/

 

New attack, arrests at Southern California school where bullied teen was fatally beaten

Violence and arrests returned to a Moreno Valley middle school Monday a month after a bullied teen was fatally sucker punched on the same campus in September. A girl was allegedly attacked on the Landmark Middle School campus during the lunch hour Monday and two girls, ages 12 and 13, are now under arrest. The attack happened just after noon on the grounds of Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley, east of Riverside. The two students arrested by a Riverside County Sheriff’s school resource officer are being held in juvenile custody on suspicion of battery on school grounds, sheriff’s officials ...

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https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article236247613.html

 

Moreno Valley school leaders again blasted by parents at session on bullying

A month after a fatal assault on a Landmark Middle School student, and a day after another student was attacked on the same campus, Moreno Valley school leaders were blasted again Tuesday night, Oct. 15, by angry parents and students. The criticism came at a previously scheduled Moreno Valley Unified School District board workshop planned to discuss the district’s anti-bullying and discipline policies. But the new assault on Monday, Oct. 14 — in which a girl at Landmark was assaulted during lunch by two other girls — changed the tone of the session. Julie Curran, the mother of the victim, ...

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https://www.pe.com/2019/10/15/moren...in-blasted-by-parents-at-session-on-bullying/