A 16-year-old woman has filed a declare in opposition to her native school district, saying she was brutally attacked exterior a rest room stall as different college students filmed — and a safety guard watched.
The woman, who was not named, was attacked as she exited a rest room stall at Baldwin Park High School on Oct. 18, in line with video and a discover of declare filed in opposition to Baldwin Park Unified School District. The declare, which often precedes the submitting of a lawsuit, was first reported by Fox LA.
“The safety of our students is the district’s highest priority,” a school district spokesperson stated in an announcement. “We cannot comment further on any potential litigation.”
The second the scholar exits the stall, one other woman begins hurling punches at her and pulling her hair because the sufferer tries to defend herself, video reveals. The attack goes on for a few half-minute, as different college students look on and file from the skin of the toilet. She suffered a bloodied and damaged nostril. Attorneys for the woman declare {that a} safety guard might be seen within the video watching the battle and smiling.
Brian Claypool, the woman’s lawyer, alleges {that a} safety guard for the school was amongst these watching and egging on the violence.
“This security guard allowed both boys and girls to enter the girls bathroom and be spectators at a UFC fight,” stated Claypool. “The fact that this security guard aided and abetted this ambush on my client and derived pleasure from watching is deplorable, barbaric and borders on criminal.”
Claypool added that it was fortunate the woman didn’t endure additional accidents.
“She could have died in this fight. The victim could have fallen and hit her head and died,” he stated.
After the violence ended, the woman known as her mom, who reported the incident to police. The woman was hospitalized.
“When Claimant’s mother arrived at the school, she went straight to the office. School administration and office personnel were not even aware that Claimant had been attacked,” reads the discover of declare.
Claypool known as on Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón to deliver fees in opposition to the safety guard for “contributing to the delinquency of a minor.”
The pupil attacked within the video withdrew from the school following the incident and is in search of a switch to a different school district, Claypool stated.
“As a mother I am really upset and concerned. How can I keep sending my daughter to school without worrying that something is going to happen to her?” stated Maria Fajardo, the mom of the woman overwhelmed within the video.
