Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, 12, stood in the hallway of her Southern California school in mid-February, trying to defend her sister from a group of students.
During a scuffle at Reseda Charter High School, Khimberly was hit in the head with a metal water bottle, according to a government claim filed by the family against the Los Angeles County Unified School District.
Khimberly was taken to UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, where she underwent brain surgery and was placed in an induced coma, the claim says…