CrimePrincipal defends school after off-campus fatal stabbing

The principal of James Madison High School sent an email to parents Monday defending his campus after Express-News coverage of an off-campus fight Friday that ended with a student facing murder charges.

Texas school administrators address fatal stabbing involving ex-student

Madison High School administration has addressed the fatal stabbing of a former student that happened early Friday morning in an email sent to parents. A 16-year-old girl was arrested Friday after she stabbed two teenagers, one fatally, who attacked her in the driveway of her Northeast Side home, San Antonio police said. Officials identified the 18-year-old killed as Kaitlin Leonor Castilleja. She graduated from James Madison High School in 2018, according to NEISD spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor.

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“I am writing this letter in response to the news article that ran in the Express-News in which Madison High School was portrayed in a manner that was not very complimentary,” Principal Steve Zimmerman wrote, adding, “My hope is that if anything good may come from this event, it is that our students will become more aware of what they say and do on social media and the impact their choices can have upon themselves as well as others.”

Police say a 16-year-old Madison student fatally stabbed Kaitlin Leonor Castilleja, an 18-year-old Madison graduate, early Friday outside the home of the younger girl, who is not being identified because she is a juvenile. The girl is also accused of stabbing another 18-year-old Madison alumna, Vivian Foster, who survived. According to a police report, Castilleja and Foster told officers they’d gone to the younger girl’s house to fight.

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Texas school administrators address fatal stabbing involving ex-student: Principal defends school after off - campus fatal stabbing The principal of James Kaitlin Leonor Castilleja, 18, was fatally stabbed early Friday on the Northeast Side. She graduated from James Madison High School in 2018.

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© Billy Calzada /Staff Photographer Pictures of Kaitlin Leonor Castilleja, 18, who was fatally stabbed early Friday, are placed next to candles during a vigil that night, March 1, 2019. A 16-year-old James Madison High School student is accused in the stabbing. The trio had been feuding over social media before the fight, authorities said. Two Madison students told the Express-News on Friday the school had a culture of physical fights, a characterization Zimmerman disputed in his letter.

“The recent news article gives the impression that physical altercations on the Madison campus have become so common that students see them as part of daily life,” he said. “I would argue that while we do have our situations on the Madison campus, they are limited to a small number of our actual student body of over 3000 students. I hope that recent events help to enforce the idea with our students that violence is not the answer to dealing with arguments or disagreements.”

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Students at this university, which has endured the national gaze multiple times in recent years for troubling symbols and racist incidents, described the energy at the meeting as electric: some hugged, while others wiped away tears. Principal defends school after off - campus fatal stabbing .

A 16-year-old girl, a student at Madison High School , is accused in the fatal stabbing .Photo: Billy Calzada /Staff Photographer. The principal sent an email to parents Monday defending his campus after Express-News coverage of an off - campus fight Friday that ended with a student facing murder

Records from the Texas Education Agency show Madison High School had fewer than 10 fights reported in the 2017-2018 school year. An exact number is not available due to student privacy regulations.

Zimmerman also said administrators have handled fights “quickly and fairly.” He highlighted the school’s positive qualities, including its well-reputed agriculture program and students who have won culinary, fine arts and athletic honors.

Zimmerman has been Madison’s principal for two years. He invited parents to contact him via email or phone with questions, comments or concerns.

“I take it very personally when someone chooses to make Madison appear as a less than desirable place to go to school,” he said.