# Mom of Nungaray-Martinez files damages claim against LAUSD after son’s high school suicide

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mom-of-nungaray-martinez-files-damages-claim-against-lausd-after-sons-high-school-suicide/
- Published: 2026-11-15T17:15:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T18:41:57+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/us-news/mom-of-nungaray-martinez-files-damages-claim-against-lausd-after-sons-high-school-suicide/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Xavier Nungaray-Martinez’s mother alleges LAUSD failed to protect him during a classroom beating.
- The 17-year-old died after falling from a fourth-floor railing.
- Her claim seeks damages above $35,000 and alleges years of bullying.

## Summary

The mother of Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, 17, has filed a damages claim against the Los Angeles Unified School District, alleging staff failed to protect him during a classroom beating and that years of bullying went unchecked. Xavier died after falling from a fourth-floor railing shortly after the assault at Benjamin Franklin High School on 30 September. The claim alleges negligence and raises questions about the district’s handling of student violence and bullying reports.

The filing says a teacher yelled for students to stop but staff did not physically intervene, call for help or separate Xavier from his alleged attacker; it also alleges no staff followed him or gave aid after he left the classroom. His mother says an earlier meeting with school administrators left him afraid to report further bullying. Filed on 15 October, the claim seeks damages above California’s $35,000 minimum threshold for Superior Court, but gives no specific amount. It also cites a separate fatal bullying incident at an LAUSD campus seven months earlier.

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