A parent claims her 16-year-old daughter suffered serious facial injuries during a bathroom fight at a California high school — witnessed by a security guard who allegedly “stood, smiled and did nothing” to stop the fight.
The Oct. 18 incident was captured in a now-viral video showing a Baldwin Park High School junior being mercilessly punched in the face as his alleged attacker — also a female student — grabbed the 16-year-old’s long brown hair.
The video also captures a clip of the school security officer, who appears to be smiling, as he stands behind a group of students gathered in the doorway of the girls’ bathroom.
The brief clip does not show the male security guard breaking up the fight, but does include the entire incident and its aftermath.
Lawyer Brian Claypool, who is representing the victim and his family, claimed the security guard – who goes by the name “Mando” – may have been involved in the incident.
A parent says her 16-year-old daughter suffered serious facial injuries during a bathroom fight at a California high school while a security guard allegedly did nothing to stop the fight. The unidentified high school security guard allegedly smiled and “just stood back” while the two teenage girls continued to fight in the girls’ bathroom.
“I find it hard to believe that this wasn’t planned because all the students who went straight to the bathroom at 1 p.m.,” Claypool told The Post.
“The security guard, in my opinion, should have known because it was his area and both men and women were in the bathroom watching this fight while he stood in the back.
“All these facts indicate that this may have been a planned attack, orchestrated in advance and the security guards allegedly aided and abetted the attack.”
Claypool said the victim’s mother called police, and when she showed up on the school campus, the principal told her she didn’t know about the fight. They also claimed that school officials did not provide any medical treatment to the girl who was beaten.
Baldwin High School students stood in the doorway and cheered as the argument between the two girls escalated.
Claypool said he has filed a claim for damages against the school district, which is a preliminary step before filing a lawsuit against a public entity.
When approached by The Post, The Baldwin Park Unified School District said: “The safety of our students is the District’s highest priority. We cannot comment further on any potential litigation.”
The school district has up to 60 days to respond to the claims before the family pursues a lawsuit, Claypool said.
Claypool, who has handled other bullying cases in California, told The Post his teenage client suffered a possible broken nose and other injuries. The teen’s mother has taken him out of Baldwin Park High and the teen is now homeschooled because he is mentally traumatized.
The family has filed a police report with the Baldwin Hills Police Department.
In an attack captured on video, 17-year-old Jonathan Lewis lost his life while trying to protect a fellow student from a bully. Two weeks later, the father is still waiting for someone to be arrested.NewsNation The unnamed teenage attacker was seen throwing punches at the victim.
“He will deal with this trauma for the rest of his life,” the lawyer said of his teenage client.
Claypool said he urged Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón to review the case to determine whether the security guard should also be held criminally liable.
“The fact that he just stood there and did nothing should be seen as aiding and abetting someone else’s crime,” Claypool said. “She allegedly facilitated the other girls to commit this assault and battery and was also responsible for the crime.”
The Baldwin Park incident is among a worrying increase in serious school fights that have injured students across the country.
A 17-year-old Las Vegas teenager died last week after he stood up for a “smaller” friend who was mercilessly attacked by a group of 15 kids at Rancho High School.
Video footage from the November 1 attack in Las Vegas showed Jonathan Lewis being brutally punched and kicked by the group, while the alleged assailant threw the smaller student into a trash can.
Police found Lewis bleeding from the head. He was placed on life support at University Medical Center where he later died less than two weeks after the fatal fight.
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