Father Demands Charges After Son's Suicide Following School Assault

William Amaya stands outside Benjamin Franklin High School with his son's death still fresh in his mind. The 40-year-old father says he cannot accept that no criminal charges were filed against a student accused of driving his 17-year-old son to suicide. Xavier Nungaray-Martinez jumped from the fourth-floor balcony on September 30 after being beaten inside a classroom.

Video footage shows the brutal attack clearly. It captures Xavier getting punched repeatedly while another student taunts him. A teacher tries to separate them before Xavier runs for the railing and leaps. The assault happened during class time, not in some empty hallway or playground. This detail matters because it suggests school staff were present but failed to stop what they could have seen.

Amaya told the California Post that bullying played a major role here. He argues no person with their right mind would jump off a fourth-floor balcony unless pushed to the absolute edge by fear and pain. His plea is simple: increased law enforcement on campus would have prevented this tragedy.

The family says they received zero contact from either the school or the Los Angeles Police Department after Xavier died. That silence sits heavy for William, who has been protesting since Tuesday demanding answers and accountability. He insists the alleged bully must face consequences for what he did to a kid in his own school.

A petition pushing for beefed up security calls the incident heart-wrenching on two levels. First, Xavier was brutally assaulted right before everyone's eyes during class hours. Second, students recorded the whole thing instead of getting help immediately. That recording now exists as evidence, yet it has not led to charges against the accused tormentor.

The video shows a teacher trying to break up the fight while punches land one after another. Xavier then dashes out and jumps over the railing moments later. His body was found at the bottom of that fourth-story drop. The scene remains raw for his parents, who say they were left in the dark until things went too far.

This case highlights a gap between what happens inside schools and how authorities respond when tragedy strikes. Amaya wants to see students safe from peers who cross violent lines without fear of legal repercussions. He believes enforcement on campus could have changed everything that happened that day.

The tragedy took a darker turn when the boy fell from the fourth floor of his high school building. Instead of receiving immediate medical aid, only paperwork followed the drop. This sequence highlights a terrifying gap in safety protocols. 'This speaks volumes about the lack of security, supervision, and immediate response strategies in our schools - gaps that must be addressed to prevent further tragedies,' one voice noted.

Xavier suffered multiple fatal blunt traumatic injuries to his head and torso, according to reports from The Post. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Unified School District sent a message to the outlet expressing sorrow but drawing a hard line at details. 'Our hearts are with family, friends, and the Franklin High School community as they grieve this loss,' the statement read. Yet, they added that confidentiality and privacy laws block any comments on specific circumstances.

Police investigations offered their own perspective. LAPD officials stated during their probe that bullying might not have driven this teenager to his death. 'At this preliminary stage of the investigation, detectives have not identified evidence establishing a connection between allegations of bullying and the student's death,' the department confirmed. The mother, Lilia Nungaray, pushed back hard against such claims. She insisted her son was a beautiful, caring, and loving boy who meant so much to those around him. 'His passing has left a deep void in the hearts of those who knew and loved him,' she wrote on a GoFundMe page set up to help bury her child.

Stephanie Amaya, Xavier's aunt and 37 years old at the time, spoke with fierce certainty. But Amaya was certain that his son was 'not suicidal' and was excited for his future. 'He was looking forward to start working, he had plans,' the grieving father told reporters. A petition filed in response paints a grim picture of the current school environment. It accuses schools, which should be places where students like Xavier go for safety, education, and growth, into having transformed into places of suffering, both physically and emotionally. The document claims LAUSD schools lack the resources needed to keep all students safe. As of Wednesday evening, that petition had gathered over 740 signatures.

This demand for more officers follows a major policy shift in February 2021. At that time, the LAUSD school board voted to remove police from campuses and replace them with 'school climate coaches.' Now, the call is to reverse course entirely. 'Right now it's not just bring back the police, it's bring back the police and have them be on campus every time our kids are on campus right now,' Stephanie Amaya told The Post. She argued that every single school and every single kid needs a chance to feel protected. We need accountability, we need extra police, and most of all, we need protection for our kids in school.

The Daily Mail reached out to both LAUSD and the LAPD for comment on these developments. No response was received from either side yet.