LeRoy

I.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and appellant, Paula and Christopher LeRoy suffered the immeasurable

loss of their 15-year-old son, Kennedy LeRoy, who committed suicide in their home two

days after finishing his sophomore year at Ayala High School in Chino. The LeRoys

sued the Chino Valley Unified School District, Ayala’s principal, Diana Yarboi, and its

assistant principal, Carlo A. Purther (collectively, Respondents). The LeRoys alleged

Respondents were liable for Kennedy’s suicide because of their inadequate response to

his complaints of bullying by his classmates. The trial court granted summary judgment

for Respondents, and the LeRoys timely appealed. We conclude Respondents are

statutorily immune from liability and therefore affirm the judgment.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Kennedy attended Ayala during his freshman and sophomore years. He suffered

from Tourette’s Syndrome, sensory integration disorder, and borderline Asperger’s

Syndrome.

During his freshman year, Kennedy was placed in a “virtual school” program in

part because of his health issues. Kennedy physically attended Ayala during his

sophomore year only for lunch and two periods, one of which…