A mother claims her 14-year-old son was violently attacked at Verdugo Hills High School because of his race, and she’s now taking legal action against the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The mother, who did not want to be identified due to safety concerns, held a press conference Friday alongside her attorneys Brad Gage and Caree Harper.
She said her son, a freshman at the school, was attacked twice because he’s Black.
“He was targeted, clearly targeted,” she said. “He didn’t deserve that. He was just trying to go to school, get an education like everybody else.”
During the press conference, the attorneys shared two videos of the alleged attacks. The videos have been blurred since minors were involved.
According to the mother’s attorneys, the first attack happened in August inside a school bathroom. The second incident happened on Monday, Dec. 9, also on campus , the attorneys said.
“We see different boys who are not Black going after our client who is,” said Gage as he described what was depicted in the video. “He tries to defend himself. He’s wearing a backpack. Not a very easy way to defend yourself in a fight.”