Student dies after falling from fourth-floor balcony at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park
A male juvenile fell from a balcony at the Los Angeles school Wednesday afternoon; police found no evidence of foul play, but students reported a classroom fight preceded the incident.
What to know
- A male student died after falling from a fourth-story balcony at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park on Wednesday afternoon; police found no evidence of foul play.
- Students who witnessed the incident told KTLA-TV that a classroom fight preceded the fatal fall, though the exact circumstances remain under investigation.
- The Los Angeles Police Department is leading the investigation; the school was placed on lockdown after the incident.
“deepest condolences to the family and friends of the young student who lost his life at Franklin High School today. The investigation is ongoing.”
Wendy Carrillo, Former Assemblymember · LA Times ↗
LAPD Lead investigatorWendy Carrillo Former Assemblymember, Highland Park districtMarine Davtyan Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman
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- Oct 4
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they have asked people not to report criminal assault of their children. In the UK that would be illegal. If a staff member thinks it important enough, they can go to the police, bypassing the school's safeguarding team (though of course they should still inform the safeguarding team so it's on the child's file to hand over to future schools)
- Oct 2
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I'd take it a step further and demand parents be held responsible for their child's behavior
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The worst part is... The students only care about him after he's dead. Maybe if they cared beforehand, it wouldn't have happened.
- Oct 1
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Yeah I assumed this was Illinois where the mass shooting happened fairly recently.
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You read the article? What’s different between this and a window? This whole thing is tragic and not for any architectural reasons.
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If the Institutions of a country keep failing its people, it's not just the people, it's the whole country.
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It's in LA. How else are they supposed to build it without having students travel several hours each way to the outskirts of the city where land is both actually available and not going to cost 10 million dollars plus just for the dirt?