On August 29, 2023, the young student was scheduled to participate in the physical education class with his classmates. Unfortunately, the boy, who had just started the new school year, had forgotten his change of clothes. As a punishment for this negligence, he was coerced by the teaching staff to carry out the physical education class in his regular clothes. This happened on a hot day in Southern California, where Canyon Lake Middle School is located, with temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius and a planned endurance run outdoors. Around 11 am, the student complained of breathing problems to his classmates and teachers. His cries for help and requests for water were ignored, and shortly afterwards, the twelve-year-old collapsed unconscious on the track. A dreadful drama began: