In re S.P. CA4/2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 14, 2011, Roy Rojas was a campus security officer assigned to San

Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino. A park is located across the street on the east

side of the school campus. On the day in question, at approximately 3:05 p.m., students

were leaving the campus. Rojas saw two groups of students, both composed of Hispanic

males, in the park across from the school. The two groups were comprised of San

Gorgonio students, and numbered about 25 to 30 in all. Rojas was familiar with both

groups, and knew from his day-to-day contacts with the students that the groups did not

socialize together, and often engaged in fights. Rojas believed that a fight was brewing

in the park, because the two groups were exchanging vulgarities and calling one another

out to fight. Rojas and two other security officers attempted to disperse the groups,

telling the young men to leave, and to “break it up.”

Just then, a black car pulled up at the park. Six or seven young men, including the

minor, were “packed” into the car. Rojas did not recognize these young men; they did

not appear to be San Gorgonio students. After parking the car, the new arrivals…