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Parent and advocates urge Torrance USD to investigate alleged bullying, retaliation at Casimir Middle School
Summary
A Casimir Middle School parent and community advocates told the board that an Instagram threat and subsequent school actions have harmed a high-achieving student; speakers said school responses included permit restrictions and disciplinary markings and asked the board to investigate.
A parent and community advocates told the Torrance Unified School District board that their daughter has been the target of repeated harassment, that a parent posted a threatening message on social media on Jan. 22, 2026, and that school responses have at times appeared retaliatory.
"On January 22nd, 2026, the parent of a Casimir student ... posted an obscene threatening message on the social media platform Instagram directed at our daughter," parent David Wallace told the board during public comment. Wallace said his family first alerted school administration the following day and that the harassment continued through late February and early March.
Wallace said the family later received a permit-revocation notice from the school, and an English teacher emailed the parents on March 5 accusing the student of plagiarism on a classroom assignment. He told the board that his daughter's grades and school experience have suffered and asked trustees to investigate.
Alan Lee, an advocate who said the girl is his goddaughter, recounted the same social-media threat and said school staff initially ignored the complaint. Lee quoted the threat he said was posted: "I'm going to take care of this little bitch." He told trustees the school then escalated scrutiny of the student and barred the mother from campus.
Trustees did not take immediate disciplinary action in public session. Dr. Stowe acknowledged the comments and staff took the speaker's contact information to follow up; a district official confirmed they would be provided the parent's details so staff could investigate further.
The comments at the meeting were allegations made in public comment and were not adjudicated at the meeting. The board did not announce any formal findings at the meeting; trustees asked that district staff follow up with the family and report back to the board as appropriate.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 2033, topfinish SEG 2252.
