The Coronado Unified School district has rejected the claim filed against the district by the Palacios family, who say their son, Gabriel Palacios, died by suicide after middle school authorities failed to address relentless bullying.

On Thursday, September 25, the school board trustees met in a special closed meeting for about two hours where they took action to reject the claim.

According to a statement sent out by the district, “the facts do not support the claims made against the District.” The message also says that there are statements in the claim that are “based on misinformation.”

Just last week, attorney John Gomez of Gomez Trial Attorneys held a with the Palacios family outside of district offices. There, Gomez announced the intended litigation, claiming that CMS leaders brok

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