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Gabriel Sanabria apologizes as Escondido Union board approves disciplinary placement with conditions
Summary
After a public apology from student Gabriel Sanabria for bringing a cutting tool to campus, the Escondido Union Board of Education voted 5-0 to approve a disciplinary placement with conditions rather than immediate permanent exclusion.
Gabriel Sanabria told the Escondido Union Board of Education he was sorry and asked for another chance after bringing a sharp tool to school. "I am truly sorry for what I did," Gabriel said, adding that he takes "full responsibility for my actions" and asking the trustees to let him continue his education.
The board considered item M-1 under Education Services and a motion describing disciplinary placement with conditions (the transcript records placement language as "Bear Valley Tread Grama"; the precise program name was not specified in the record). Board president Harper called a roll-call vote; all five trustees voted aye and the motion passed 5-0. The motion as read in the meeting referenced suspension/expulsion alternatives and immediate placement with conditions.
Gabriel's mother, identified in the record as Adrianna, asked trustees to "please reconsider and find a different alternative to the expulsion," saying an expulsion on her son's record would limit educational opportunities at a critical age. Mitchell Meza, the student's uncle, told the board he had worked in youth programs and urged the trustees to provide help and resources rather than permanent exclusion.
The board's action was recorded as a formal disciplinary placement with conditions; the meeting transcript does not include a fuller program name or subsequent timeline for implementation. The board adjourned that discussion and moved on to the next agenda items.
