Parents of Slain Student Sue Simi Valley School District : Litigation: The wrongful-death action contends that educators failed to protect their son in stabbing.

One year after the fatal stabbing of their son, the parents of Simi Valley student Chad Hubbard have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the school district alleging that school officials failed to protect him.

Jackie and Scott Hubbard are seeking undisclosed damages from the Simi Valley Unified School District for the slaying of their 14-year-old son, who was knifed in the chest by a junior high classmate while waiting for the school bus last February.

Damages are intended to cover the cost of Chad’s medical and funeral expenses, as well as the loss of his love and companionship to the family.

“It’s not because money is going to replace him,” Jackie Hubbard said. “They have got to realize that these kids have to be taken care of.”

The lawsuit alleges that school officials failed to prevent knives and other weapons from being brought onto the Valley View Junior High School campus, and negligently allowed 14-year-old Phillip Hernandez to possess a knife, which ultimately resulted in Chad’s death.

“They didn’t properly monitor the school,” Jon Levenstein, the Hubbards’ attorney, said.

Simi Valley Unified officials said they have not received the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Ventura County Superior Court, and declined to comment on the allegations.

“I am not aware of any lawsuit from the Hubbard family at this time,” Supt. Mary Beth Wolford said. “I have no comment on the matter.”

The lawsuit also names Hernandez, the schoolmate who killed Chad Hubbard and was sentenced last summer to four years in a California Youth Authority prison for involuntary manslaughter.

A ninth-grader and member of the school baseball team, Chad Hubbard had a running feud with Hernandez weeks before the stabbing, witnesses testified at the Hernandez trial.

The Hubbards claim the school knew about the conflict between the boys, but never told them.

“We don’t think (Hernandez) should have been on the school grounds,” Levenstein said. “He shouldn’t have been there.”

Also, Levenstein said earthquake damage forced school buses to pick up and drop off students at the side of the school while yard monitors continued to patrol the front of the school. As a result, school officials left students waiting for the bus unsupervised.

“Generally, it’s just a lack of diligence,” Levenstein said. “They weren’t watching.” The Hubbards filed a $1-million claim against the school district last July, alleging that Valley View staff members knew or should have known that Hernandez had a knife. Legal claims are required before a lawsuit can be filed in Ventura County Superior Court.

The Simi Valley school board rejected the claim in August.

Correspondent Paul Elias contributed to this story.