San Ramon Valley Unified School Dist. v. J.H. CA1/5

I. BACKGROUND

A. WVRO and Appeal

J.H., who suffers from bipolar disorder, graduated from a high school in the School District in 2016. She lived near the school but often traveled to Massachusetts where she had attended college. In May 2023, J.H.’s sister (sister) told the police about several alarming tweets that J.H. had recently posted, including: (1) “I’m the next school shooter. Get ready. I’m going on Criminal Minds: Evolution;” (2) “I’ll kill you all;” and (3) “I’m a terrorist. The government has officially classified me as a terrorist.”1 Sister was concerned about J.H.’s mental health and informed the police that J.H. was hospitalized in Massachusetts on an involuntary psychiatric hold but could be released “any day now.” Sister further told the police that during her conversation with J.H. the day before, J.H. stated that she recently visited the high school to assess how to commit a mass shooting there. On June 1, 2023, the School District filed a petition for a WVRO and obtained a temporary restraining order against J.H. Sister subsequently clarified to the police that J.H. walking on the high school’s campus was “not odd behavior by itself” because she lived within…