The parents of a Stockton high school student who was stabbed to death by an intruder on campus filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming the school failed to implement its own safety plans.

The Case: Reynaga v. Stockton Unified School District

The Court: San Diego County Superior Court of the State of California

The Case No.: STK-CV-UPI-2023-2710

The Plaintiff: Reynaga v. Stockton Unified School District

The plaintiffs in the case are the parents of slain Stockton high school student Alycia Reynaga. Alycia was murdered at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Stockton. The alleged suspect, Anthony Gray, drove into the high school parking lot in front of the school, entered the campus armed with a knife through an unlocked gate, and fatally stabbed Alycia Reynaga. The Reynaga family claims that Alycia's stabbing and subsequent death on the high school campus could have been avoided if the school district implemented consistent safety measures.

The Defendant: Reynaga v. Stockton Unified School District

Alycia's parents filed a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit against the Stockton Unified School District, former Superintendent John Ramirez, Jr., and Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Principal Brett Toliver after the death of their daughter on campus.

The Case: Reynaga v. Stockton Unified School District

The case was filed on March 3, 2023, in San Joaquin County Superior Court. According to the wrongful death complaint, the family alleges that the negligence of employees of Stockton Unified School District caused Reynaga's death. According to the lawsuit, the high school determined that very strong security measures were warranted before the incident but failed to implement its own safety plan. The wrongful death lawsuit claims not only serious negligence on the part of the school district board and administration but also designates the incident as part of a "systemic failure" to protect the students. The plaintiffs claim that the security on campus was reduced prior to the incident despite officials being aware for years that students needed additional protection on campus. The Stockton school where Reynaga was fatally stabbed increased security measures after two more incidences of campus intruders were reported.

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