New security concerns raised after transient man found on Stagg High campus
STOCKTON - There are more security concerns at a Stockton High School, just months after a trespasser got onto campus and stabbed a student to death in a random attack.
Now another trespasser has been caught on campus during school. A picture shows a transient man sitting on the Stagg High school campus during school hours Monday, trespassing as students attended class.
The incident just weeks into the new school year, and four months after Stagg High student Alycia Reynaga was killed at school, stabbed by a trespasser in a random attack.
CBS13 spoke to the Stockton Unified School District spokesperson Melinda Meza about the security incident.
"For parents who are drawing a connection between the deadly attack on campus, and now a trespasser just four months later, what do you want to say to those parents," CBS13's Steve Large said.
"We want parents to know we are doing everything in our power to make sure we fill any voids," Meza said.
Meza said the trespasser climbed a fence along the football field to get on campus.
"And he told officers that he was trying to get some shade, that it was a hot day," Meza said.
Maria Cruz is a parent who is concerned the school is not addressing safety concerns adequately.
"I think they need to be more careful about this situation, because this is not good, at all, at all," Cruz said. "In the mornings when I drop her I just pray for my daughter."
After the deadly attack, a safety audit for all Stockton Unified Schools found campuses were not up to date with state-wide standards.
The district added more fencing to Stagg High, which now has Nine security monitors and two school resource officer positions for 1800 students.
School administrators did not notify parents of the Monday trespassing incident until the next day.
"Was there a delay in letting the district know?" asked Large.
"The district found out about it Tuesday morning," Meza said.
The school district said Monday's trespasser was on campus for about five minutes before he was escorted away by police.
They are offering counseling to students and staff who feel this new case renews the trauma from last year's deadly attack.