Crisis Counselors have been called to South East High School in South Gate following a stabbing Friday morning that left one student dead.
The LAUSD will have counselors on the campus at 2700 Tweety Boulevard from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and again Monday when classes resume.
"We have people here all weekend long and obviously all next week, to provide support for people who are really grieved by this," LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy said Saturday.
Cindi Santana, 17, was stabbed allegedly by Abraham Lopez, 18, during a lunchtime fight. Santana was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center in Lynwood where she later died from surgery complications.
Jorge Garcia, an 11th-grade varsity football player, and a female dean were stabbed or cut while trying to stop the attack, according to school police. Four other people, including the alleged assailant, were also hospitalized after the stabbing.
"The male student stabbed the female student, and the dean interceded. He received non-life threatening injuries, but was wounded," said Deasy. "Another student also jumped in to stop this. That student received injuries, but also non-life threatening."
Meanwhile, students placed candles and flowers outside the school as part of a memorial to Santana.
Police did not immediately have a motive for the stabbing but one student described Lopez as "very controlling" and jealous and said he and Santana would argue frequently.
According to jail documents, an inmate matching Lopez's name and birthday was arrested last Sunday for making criminal threats and was released on Tuesday, just days before he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend.
Lopez was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder.
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