PHOENIX — When Ruben Almanza picked up his son from school last week, he could tell something was wrong.His 10-year-old son, Ruben Almanza II, attends Legacy Traditional School Laveen. When Ruben took his hand away from his face, Almanza said his son had a black and swollen eye with a half inch cut underneath. The fifth grader told his dad that a classmate hit him in the face with a plastic bin inside the classroom.Almanza called Ruben’s mom, Marissa Vasquez, and told her about the situation.
An official with Legacy Traditional Schools sent 12News a statement writing administration is aware of the physical altercation and conducted an investigation. They also wrote that appropriate consequences were given to the student, but could not legally disclose what those consequences were.“I’m not saying throw the book at him, but I would think a little more than three days,” Almanza said.