Category: Mater Dei

Mater Dei High School to Close Through Friday After Threat

June 1, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A threat to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana Tuesday forced the Diocese of Orange to shut down the campus through Friday as Santa Ana police investigate. School officials sent a message to parents about the threat Tuesday afternoon. “Today, we learned of a credible threat to the Mater Dei campus and…

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High School in Southern California to Close for Week After Credible Threat

June 1, 2022
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By Gregory Yee and Hannah Fry From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana will be closed through Friday because of a credible threat to the campus, school officials said Tuesday. Officials notified Santa Ana police after learning of the threat Tuesday, according to a letter sent to parents and students…

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Mater Dei Football Players Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Teammate: Police

May 10, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former Mater Dei High School football player whose family previously claimed he was harassed and bullied was also allegedly sexually assaulted by a football player, according to a Santa Ana Police Department document released Monday. The alleged incident took place inside a locker room at Mater Dei High School last August, according…

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Orange County DA Finds No Crime in Mater Dei Fight

December 1, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif—Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer insisted Nov. 30 a locker-room fistfight that ended with a now-former Mater Dei High School football player suffering head injuries was a case of “mutual combat” and not hazing, as alleged in a lawsuit filed by the player’s family against the school and the Diocese of Orange….

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Mater Dei Football Program Faces Accusations of Hazing Following Player’s Brain Injury

November 24, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The family of a former player for the heralded Mater Dei High School football team is suing the school for negligence, alleging he was severely injured in a team hazing ritual known as “Bodies” in which two players repeatedly land body punches on each other until one surrenders, it was reported Nov. 24….

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‘SupportAbility’ Offers Scholarships to Disabled Students Who Overcame the Odds

August 27, 2021
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When she was 15, Julie Inman collapsed on a Coloradan ski slope. A hemorrhage in her brain, resulting from arteriovenous malformation—an abnormal clump of blood vessels—had nearly killed her. She woke up after a life-saving surgery only retaining the ability to hear and blink. Everything else, including swallowing, talking, and reading would have to be…

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‘SupportAbility’ Offers Scholarships to Students Who Overcome the Odds

August 27, 2021
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When she was 15, Julie Inman collapsed on a Coloradan ski slope. A hemorrhage in her brain, resulting from arteriovenous malformation—an abnormal clump of blood vessels—had nearly killed her. She woke up after a life-saving surgery only retaining the ability to hear and blink. Everything else, including swallowing, talking, and reading would have to be…

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