Crime & Safety
Family Of Teen Stabbed To Death On Santa Ana School Campus Files Legal Claim Against District
"For me, I was thinking that my child was safe, more at school than being out here in the streets," said Morales' mother Branda Aburto.
June 25, 2025
The family of the teenager killed during a stabbing on the Santa Ana High School campus has filed a legal claim against the school district.
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They plan to sue to the Santa Ana Unified School District, claiming that administration and staff members at the high school were negligent, despite being aware of school safety issues and potential security problems for years. Their son, 14-year-old Armando Morales was stabbed to death on May 7 after classes ended for the day and a fight broke out.
"For me, as mom, I was thinking that my child was safe, more at school than being out here in the streets," said Morales' mother Branda Aburto, during a news conference outside of the school on Tuesday. "But no. They fail on me. They fail."
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