And it was in exchange for pizza, Durate added to the station.
"The lady that gave him the shot and signed the paper told my son, 'Please don't say anything. I don't want to get in trouble,'" the mom also told KNBC.
She even showed the station a vaccine card that shows her son accepted the COVID-19 vaccine at the school.
What do school district officials have to say?
KNBC reported that the Los Angeles Unified School District said student affairs are confidential and wouldn't comment specifically on the matter, but the district noted that its "safe schools to safe steps incentive program" is designed to get steps in place for vaccinated students to receive prizes.
A reporter with the station added that a school administrator told him the mother's claim isn't true and that "more often than not parents will lie about the whole vaccine issue."