In re S.S. CA3

BACKGROUND

The Jurisdiction Hearing The minor attended Foothill High School and so did 15-year-old I.L. and 16-year- old B.H. In September 2012, I.L., B.H. and three others wanted to eat lunch together in a particular classroom, but the door was locked. The minor and his 15-year-old stepsister, D.V., were inside the classroom and did not let I.L. and his friends inside. D.V. testified that when I.L. knocked on the door, she got up to let him in, but the teacher told her to sit down. I.L. and the other boys entered the classroom through another door. B.H. asked the minor why he was “such a jerk.” B.H. then turned D.V.‟s computer off, and D.V. threw a sandwich at B.H. I.L. and his friends exchanged “swear words” with the minor and D.V. D.V. and the minor soon left the classroom. I.L. and B.H. followed them out. B.H. and I.L. approached the minor and D.V., calling D.V. a “slut and bitch” while challenging the minor to a fight. B.H. told D.V. to watch her back, and told the minor that “he was going to beat him up with his group.” The minor told B.H. he would not fight him. B.H. followed the minor to his next class, where he sat down and continued to threaten the minor until the…