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At Moreno Valley Unified School District a 13 year old boy dies after two classmate’s assault him during lunch. Juana and Felipe Salcedo sued the school after the death of there son in 2019. Juana and Felipe became his guardians after his parents death.

Diego died a few days after one of the students punched him during school hours. Attorney Gehlawat and Dave Ring said “He fell and hit his head on a concrete pillar”. While he was on the ground another student jumped in and punched him. Video was released by the attorneys of Diego clearly stating he did not want to fight and did not want to situation to escalate. The video shows clear footage of both boys assaulting Diego. He was then rushed to a hospital for a traumatic brain injury and was also placed on life support.

In the article it states “The two teenagers involved, who were 14 at the time, entered the equivalent of guilty pleas in juvenile court to involuntary manslaughter and assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury, The Associated Press reported. They spent 47 days in juvenile custody and were ordered to undergo anger management therapy.”

The case was settled Wednesday September 13th.

Diego’s guardians stated that he has had a long history of bullying on school grounds. In the lawsuit they claimed the district of failing to enact effective safety procedures to protect the students.