Huntington Beach School Principal Dies by Suicide at Disneyland.

A man who jumped to his death from a parking structure at Disneyland on Saturday night was the principal of a Huntington Beach elementary school and a musician who taught and played throughout Southern California. Christopher Christensen, 51, of Westminster, also faced misdemeanor child endangerment and battery charges after he was arrested last month. He was due in court on Monday, Dec. 5. On Saturday around 9 p.m., Christensen was found dead after someone reported a man fell from the Mickey & Friends parking structure, according to Anaheim police and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Police said his death was likely a suicide.

Christensen shared a public message on Facebook late Saturday night. He explained that he recently had a disagreement with his wife in which the police were called, and he said that he was put on administrative leave from his job until the case was resolved. He thanked his family, friends, students, and musicians he had worked with over the last 30 years, “This is not an ideal way to go out, but at least I get a chance to say some final words to those who I love and adore.” Christensen wrote, “Take care everyone. Please, please, please be kind to one another! Treat each other with kindness and grace. There is too much anger in the world and people need to start treating each other better. What I’ve shared with you above is a prime example of how ‘anger’ can really have long-lasting and extremely damaging effects on a person’s life.”