A Los Angeles father is outraged as his 17-year-old son took his own life after an alleged bully was suspected of driving him to leap from the fourth floor of his school.
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William Amaya, 40, was left distraught when his son, Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, died after he was beaten by a suspected school tormentor.
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But even after video showed the brutal attack in Xavier's final moments, no charges have been filed against the alleged bully.
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'He should be held accountable for what he did,' Amaya told the California Post.
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The grief-stricken father was seen protesting outside of Benjamin Franklin High School, where his son attended, on Tuesday calling for increased law enforcement.
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I don’t think no one in their right mind would jump off the fourth floor,' Amaya told the outlet.
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'This would have been prevented if enforcement was on campus.
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According to Amaya, neither the school or the Los Angeles Police Department contacted him or his family, the Post reported.
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His son was seen on video being repeatedly punched and taunted inside a classroom while a teacher attempted to break up the students before Xavier dashed out.
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William Amaya, 40, was left distraught when his son, Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, pictured, died after he was beaten by a suspected school tormentor
Xavier was seen on video being repeatedly punched while a teacher attempted to break up the students.
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later, he had leapt over the railing off of the fourth floor on September 30
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But even after video showed Xavier's final moments, no charges have been filed against the alleged bully.
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The grief-stricken father was seen protesting outside of Benjamin Franklin High School, where his son attended, on Tuesday calling for increased law enforcement
Moments later, he had leapt over the railing off of the fourth floor on September 30.
'Xavier was brutally assaulted during class time by another student, and was denied the timely support of security intervention,' a petition for beefed up security said.
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'What’s even more heart-wrenching is that instead of receiving help, the assault was recorded by students present at the location.
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This tragic sequence of events further spiraled as he fell from the fourth floor of his high school, and yet again, instead of aid, there was documentation of his fall.
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'This speaks volumes about the lack of security, supervision, and immediate response strategies in our schools - gaps that must be addressed to prevent further tragedies.
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Xavier suffered multiple fatal blunt traumatic injuries to his head and torso, the Post reported.
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In a statement to the outlet, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Unified School District said: 'Our hearts are with family, friends, and the Franklin High School community as they grieve this loss.'
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'However, we are unable to comment about individual circumstances due to confidentiality and privacy laws.'
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LAPD said during its investigation, they believed that bullying may not have played a role in the teenager's death.
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Xavier's mother, Lilia Nungaray, said her son 'was a beautiful, caring, and loving boy who meant so much to the people around him'
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'At this preliminary stage of the investigation, detectives have not identified evidence establishing a connection between allegations of bullying and the student’s death,' the department said.
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'He was looking forward to start working, he had plans,' the grieving father told the outlet.
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The petition further accused the schools, 'where students like Xavier go for safety, education, and growth,' have transformed into places of suffering, 'both physically and emotionally.
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'It is evident that schools in LAUSD are not equipped with the necessary resources and systems to ensure the safety of all students under their care,' the petition, which has garnered over 740 signatures as of Wednesday evening, continued.
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The call for increased security and law enforcement presence comes after the LAUSD school board voted to remove police officers from school campuses, instead hiring 'school climate coaches,' in February 2021.
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'Right now it’s not just bring back the police, it’s bring back the police and have them be on campus every time our kids are on campus right now,' Stephanie Amaya, 37, Xavier’s aunt, told The Post.
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We need every single school and every single kid to have a chance and feel protected.
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We need accountability, we need extra police, we need protection for our kids in school.
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The call for increased security and law enforcement presence comes after the LAUSD school board voted to remove police officers from school campuses, instead hiring 'school climate coaches,' in February 2021
Xavier's mother, Lilia Nungaray, said her son 'was a beautiful, caring, and loving boy who meant so much to the people around him.'
'His passing has left a deep void in the hearts of those who knew and loved him,' she said on a GoFundMe to help lay her son to rest.
The Daily Mail reached out to LAUSD and the LAPD for comment.
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