'90210' Alum Ian Ziering Speaks Out About Bully at Daughters' School: 'He Has Threatened to Kill'

Ian Zieringis a protective dad who isn’t taking apathy for an answer.

On Wednesday, the formerBeverly Hills, 90210star participated in a protest alongside several other parents outside of West Hollywood Elementary School in Los Angeles, where he spoke to several outlets about the incident.

“His classroom now has been evacuated twice this year,” Ziering — who is dad to daughtersPenna Mae, 5, andMia Loren, 7 — toldCBS Los Angeles.

“He has brandished scissors,” continued the actor, 54. “He has verbally assaulted children. He has threatened to kill them … and the school’s not doing anything.”

Fellow parent Dana Solomontold CBS Los Angeles, “My kid does not feel safe in the classroom. We pretty much can’t carry on and be in the same environment with the [bully]. There’s no aide, he’s un-shadowed.”

A statement to PEOPLE from the Los Angeles Unified School District read, “While individual student matters are confidential, L.A. Unified has a strict no-tolerance policywhen it comes to bullying, hazing or any behavior that threatens the safety or well-being or students, staff or persons at our schools.”

Ziering toldTMZthat the bully in question “has shown a history of violence from kindergarten to first grade and now in second grade” and that “10 kids were beaten up and bloodied” as a result of his actions.

“It’s astonishing to me. I’m an actor, but my bestrole to date has been father,” he said. “I can’t let this go [on] another minute without raising attention to this problem.”

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In a written statement toET Canada, the actor said, “My problem is not with the individual child, my heart breaks for that kid as well as for all those that have been assaulted. My problem is with LAUSD not recognizing anescalating pattern of violent behaviorand not following the protocols that they themselves have mandated to deal with it.”

“They’ve assured parents that they will expedite proceduresthat will keep all our children safe, bring understanding and help to those that have been victimized and get the child behind this the properly certified help he needs.”

He concluded the statement, “What’s perhaps the saddest takeaway from all this is that it took a Herculean effort to get the system to do what it’s supposed to do on a daily basis: keep our children safe.”

source: people.com