Parents and police officers are urging Los Angeles faculties to restore vastly decreased staffing ranges of on-campus cops who were changed by “climate coaches” — as new figures present reports of bodily bullying have more than doubled.

The union representing Los Angeles School Police officers has thrown its weight behind livid mother and father’ calls for to reinstate full-time cops on all campuses following the loss of life of Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, 17, who jumped from a fourth-floor balcony at Franklin High School in Highland Park after a classroom battle caught on video.

The calls come 5 years after the LA Unified School District slashed $25 million from its college police funds — axing 133 positions, or 28% of the drive — and redirecting cash toward a $36.5 million Black Student Achievement Plan that included hiring “climate coaches” to assist handle pupil habits.

A Los Angeles Unified School District Police Officer. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The LAUSD still has 262 sworn college officers, but they are assigned to patrol teams of faculties, rather than stationed on particular person campuses.

The district’s controversial February 2021 resolution to scale back the staffing adopted a marketing campaign by activist teams, including Black Lives Matter and the California Association of Black School Educators, demanding an finish to what they called the “criminalization and over-policing” of black college students.

“Recent tragedies involving violence, self-harm and weapons on and around school campuses underscore the urgent need to strengthen — not diminish — our school safety resources,” Anthony Stafford, president of the Los Angeles School Police Management Association, informed the California Post.

“We understand why parents are calling for greater police presence. Every family deserves the peace of mind that their child will return home safely at the end of each school day.”

Xavier Nungary, 17, plunged from a fourth-floor balcony at highschool in Highland Park. GoFundMe

On Sept. 30, Xavier jumped to his loss of life amid claims he was bullied at college.

The LA County Medical Examiner dominated his loss of life a suicide, citing a number of blunt traumatic accidents to the head and torso.

But Xavier’s household said the teen was not suicidal and believe bullying performed a function. Police have acknowledged that they had not established a hyperlink between bullying and his loss of life.

Anthony Stafford serves as president of the Los Angeles School Police Management Association. LASPMA

In LAUSD’s most latest pupil survey, 17% of college students said they had been bullied — the highest degree since the 2021-22 college yr.

Reports of bodily bullying, including shoving, hitting or kicking, jumped from 6% in 2024-25 to 15% in 2025-26, according to figures provided to the California Post.

At Franklin High, 11% of college students reported being bullied, including 8% of seniors. Among seniors, 5% reported bodily bullying.

The district also recorded 5,636 fights and other acts of aggression during the 2024-25 college yr, barely beneath the 5,707 incidents recorded the yr before, according to district information offered in November 2025.

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Xavier’s father, William Amaya, said his son’s loss of life “would have been prevented if enforcement was on campus.” David Buchan for Ca Post

LAUSD did not reply to The Post’s request for up to date figures. A spokesperson said the district stays “committed” to participating with mother and father and college students.

“Los Angeles Unified remains committed to engaging students, families, staff, and community partners as it addresses broader fiscal challenges while maintaining safe and supportive schools,” the spokesperson said.

“While the district has proposed further reductions as part of its fiscal stabilization efforts, decisions about specific positions, assignments and programs are developed through the district’s budget and operational planning process.”

Video of Xavier’s Sept. 30 confrontation reveals another pupil hanging Xavier inside a classroom as a trainer intervened.

Xavier subsequently went into a fourth-floor hall, where he jumped from a railing.

A bunch of LAUSD mother and father protest outside the LAUSD constructing earlier this month. David Buchan for Ca Post

The Los Angeles Police Department and college police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and costs have been filed.

His grieving household has launched a Change.org petition demanding harder safety, alleging he was assaulted with out well timed intervention from safety employees and that college students filmed both the attack and his fall.

The petition calls for campus police, safety cameras, better-trained employees and safer railings.

“I don’t think no one in their right mind would jump off the fourth floor,” Xavier’s father, William Amaya, 40, informed the California Post. “This would have been prevented if enforcement was on campus.”

Amaya, who also graduated from Franklin High School, said circumstances had deteriorated since his time there in the early 2000s.

“Things are worse at Franklin now,” he said.

He recalled that at least two law enforcement officials were on responsibility at the college when he attended, breaking up fights, handcuffing college students and imposing self-discipline. He said that degree of police presence wants to return.

A bunch of mother and father protest outside the LAUSD constructing earlier this month. David Buchan for Ca Post

“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,” Xavier’s aunt, Stephanie Amaya, 37, informed The Post.

Stafford said college police do far more than reply to emergencies — they also assist stop violence by mentoring college students and intervening before bother escalates.

The 2021 police cuts sparked fierce opposition at the time, with college police leaders warning the reductions would depart college students and employees susceptible.

“Make no mistake, this will impact student and staff safety,” Rob Taylor, then-president of the Los Angeles School Police Management Association, warned in February 2021.

Los Angeles School Police officers. Instagram/@laschoolpma

“This is likely to create a liability for the district when the inevitable tragedy occurs that could have been prevented or mitigated.”

Supporters of the overhaul insisted they were responding to complaints from black college students who felt unfairly focused by college police.

Now the district is contemplating another spherical of cuts.

As half of a broader Fiscal Stabilization Plan, the LAUSD board is expected to vote on a proposed extra $3.5 million minimize to the college police funds for fiscal yr 2027-28 — with a potential $7 million discount the following yr.

“We are deeply concerned that LAUSD is considering further cuts to the Los Angeles School Police Department at a time when student safety has never been more critical,” Stafford said.

From left, Reyna Amaya, aunt of Xavier Nungarary, William Amaya, father of Nungarary, and Stephanie Amaya, aunt of Nungarary. David Buchan for Ca Post

“We have not recovered from those cuts and now face even more cuts. Yet, the demand for our services has increased exponentially over the last 5-6 years — even as our resources (training, equipment, personnel) continue to be decreased.”

For Norma Chávez, a mom of two LAUSD college students, Nungaray-Martinez’s loss of life was the breaking level.“Police officers represent authority,” she said.

“They are reminders of what is not permissible. Most folks behave higher when they see an officer, even adults. I support campus police.

“There has definitely been more violence since school police were removed from campus. What is worse is that fights have become more dangerous because they involve knives and guns.”

Chávez also blasted the district for failing to seek the advice of mother and father before the authentic police cuts.

“We, the parents, did not vote to remove school police. We weren’t even asked,” Chávez said.

Protest indicators the LAUSD constructing earlier this month. David Buchan for Ca Post

But not every guardian group believes bringing cops back is the reply.

“We understand why families are concerned about safety and why recent incidents may lead to calls for greater security,” said Nancy Villarreal, govt director of the Parent Organization Network, a public faculties advocacy group.

“At the same time, PON does not believe that increasing police presence alone addresses the deeper issues affecting school safety.”

The group supports some safety measures alongside larger investments in mental-health providers, battle decision, parental involvement and pupil enter.

“School safety is the foundation of student attendance, achievement, and success,” Stafford added. “Cutting the very personnel and programs designed to protect our children is an unnecessary and preventable risk we simply cannot afford to take.”