Overview
- Parents filed a wrongful-death claim alleging LAUSD ignored repeated bullying reports and failed to protect 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta at Reseda Charter High School.
- Attorneys presented hallway footage showing a student throwing a metal water bottle, which they say struck Khimberly as she intervened to help her sister.
- The family reports she developed a brain bleed after the Feb. 17 altercation, underwent emergency surgery, and died on Feb. 25 at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.
- The claim cites inadequate supervision, obstructed sight lines, and insufficient discipline, and it seeks stronger anti-bullying enforcement and clearer reporting protocols districtwide.
- LAUSD said it is cooperating with law enforcement and declined to comment on the pending claim.