Two 13-year-olds have been charged with manslaughter, after the sucker-punch attack that killed a Moreno Valley middle school student
and to criticize the school’s handling of the attack. In interviews with The Times, parents and former students and staffers described a school where fights are a regular occurrence and say officials have done little to address long-simmering complaints of bullying.
Some longtime residents also pointed out similarities between the latest tragedy and an incident that took place at Landmark in October 1998, when a 14-year-old student punched a 12-year-old classmate in the head during a dispute over the use of a campus basketball court. The 12-year-old, Jerod Schroeder, later died of his injuries.
Since the latest tragedy, Landmark has hosted a vigil and multiple community meetings, some of which became heated as parents demanded to know what the Moreno Valley Unified School District was doing to combat bullying.The middle school has assigned counselors, therapists and behavioral specialists on site to speak with students, staff and parents, Anahi Velasco, a spokeswoman for the school district, said last Thursday in an email.
District officials have not responded to requests for comment about complaints from parents, their reports of endemic bullying or penalties for students who are involved in violence. One of the boys who was arrested denied the charges during an initial hearing Wednesday. He’s scheduled for a pretrial hearing Nov. 1. The other boy is due in court for a pretrial hearing Oct. 15.
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