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Aptos Excessive College was shuttered for 2 days within the aftermath of a deadly pupil stabbing on campus Aug. 31. (Jessica A. York — Santa Cruz Sentinel file)
WATSONVILLE — The household of a 17-year-old Aptos Excessive College pupil killed in a campus stabbing final 12 months has filed a second authorized declare in opposition to his college district.
An infinite authorized declare on behalf of Alexa Sarabia Aguilar, of Watsonville, was served Wednesday on the Pajaro Valley Unified College District. In keeping with a duplicate of the declare supplied to the Sentinel, Sarabia Aguilar — the sufferer’s older sister — is searching for an unspecified monetary recompense for extreme emotional misery, together with anguish, anxiousness, fright, grief, horror, humiliation, nervousness, disgrace, shock and struggling.
The teenager sufferer’s dad and mom filed the same declare in opposition to the college district Dec. 28. Each claims lay fault on the college district for allegedly contributing to the demise of the scholar, referred to by the household as “Gerardo.” The teenager’s id has not been formally disclosed.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested two unnamed teenagers on the day of Gerardo’s demise, charging them with gang-related crimes tied to G.S.’s demise. As a result of defendants’ ages, these courtroom proceedings have been closed to the general public.
In keeping with the declare, Sarabia Aguilar had arrived at Aptos Excessive College on the afternoon of Aug. 31 to supply a journey house to her youthful brother. Minutes later and shortly after a textual content change along with his sister, “G.S.,” as he's named within the declare, staggered out from behind a pool constructing, pale and apparently in a chilly sweat.
“She acquired out of the automobile and ran to her brother, who collapsed in entrance of her,” the declare states. “She instantly dialed 911 and started wanting round for assist. Alexa noticed no PVUSD workers presence within the space nor within the car parking zone.”
Whereas on the cellphone to emergency responders, Sarabia Aguilar found a stab wound to her brother’s stomach and a gash on his head — accidents that will later develop into deadly.
Citing an uptick in campus violence and an earlier unreported act of violence by one in every of Gerardo’s accused attackers, this week’s declare accuses Aptos Excessive College personnel of failing to correctly supervise college students on campus and the college district at giant of failing to supply workers with correct coaching, insurance policies or different steering on the supervision of scholars.
“The hurt to G.S. was foreseeable given the District’s failures in regard to surveillance, supervision, warning indicators and different protecting measures,” the declare states. “These failures have been substantial elements in inflicting the demise of G.S.”
The Pajaro Valley Unified College District Board of Trustees was scheduled Wednesday night time to carry its first assembly since dad and mom Juan Sarabia and Verenice Aguilar of Watsonville filed their wrongful demise declare final month. Their declare is among the many closed-session objects the board will think about approving or denying. Sarabia Aguilar’s declare usually won't be mentioned by the board earlier than its subsequent assembly, set for February, in line with a district official. If the board denies both the dad and mom’ or sister’s declare, their mutual legal professional will probably be freed to formally file lawsuits on their behalf.
“PVUSD was served with a second declare associated to the tragic incident that occurred at Aptos Excessive College a number of months in the past,” in line with a press release issued by the college district Wednesday. “The declare will probably be reviewed by the College Board at an upcoming assembly and motion on the declare will possible be taken at the moment. Provided that this matter now includes pending litigation, the District can not remark additional on this case however we at PVUSD share of their grief and unhappiness of this loss.”