Overview
- PXU released surveillance footage from Aug. 25 showing two women entering Maryvale High School days after a deadly stabbing on campus.
- The district says the unidentified woman accompanying Rep. Lydia Hernandez carried a boxcutter and triggered the weapon detection system multiple times while interactions with staff were recorded.
- PXU apologized to Cassandra Hernandez and said it cannot confirm she was the companion, while Cassandra maintains she was at work and cites timecards and employer video.
- District materials show Rep. Hernandez holding a phone with the camera app open, though she has publicly denied filming the encounter.
- PXU issued a formal trespass letter barring Rep. Hernandez from district campuses without written permission and says the investigation remains active as it asks the community to help identify the companion.