Aftermath of a tragedy
An unidentified student and adult leave Vasquez High School in Acton a day after a freshman, Jeremiah Lasater, 14, committed suicide on the campus. Lasater was a target of frequent taunts by schoolyard bullies, students said. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Caleb Neale, 14, a freshman at Vasquez High, speaks about riding the bus with Jeremiah Lasater, who committed suicide Monday. Many students Tuesday wore 51, the number on Jeremiah’s football jersey.
(An earlier version of this caption incorrectly spelled Caleb Neale’s last name.) (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Rosemary Oppenheim, principal of Vasquez High, and Stan Halperin, superintendent of the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District, answer questions about the on-campus suicide Monday of a freshman. We are a community and we are all mourning,” Oppenheim said. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
