"Another testified that top officials became fearful and were trying to cover their tracks after 16-year-old Jonathon Parker was killed, because they were aware of serious safety shortcomings. We could do better, and I think the district should have done better, Ellie Householder, a school board trustee from 2018 to 2022, testified last year. And I think that Jonathon Parker didn't have to die."
"At a Deer Valley High basketball game against Antioch High, Parker was shot and killed in a dark campus parking lot while he, his brother and two friends were attempting to fend off an estimated 25 attackers a mix of teen boys and adults. Three months earlier, police testified, an estimated 20 students had fought near the campus football stadium. Despite the warning signs, when Parker's 15-year-old killer fired the fatal shot, there were no police officers on c"
Antioch Unified School District agreed to pay $1.25 million to the family of 16-year-old Jonathon Parker, who was killed in a campus shooting. Court filings allege Deer Valley High lacked a comprehensive safety plan, failed to certify and properly staff security guards, and violated state laws. Depositions describe prior violent incidents, inadequate preparations for large rival sporting events, and testimony that officials feared exposure of safety shortcomings. Former trustees said the district could have done better. District leaders state they have since strengthened safety measures, oversight, and community partnerships to improve campus security.
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