In re M.S.

BACKGROUND

M.S. and J.G. attended the same high school. Their relationship, although limited, was acrimonious. In early January 2020 they argued during class and J.G. hit M.S. with a “small reading book.” J.G. was suspended for two days. About a month later the two had another confrontation. J.G. had just finished a P.E. class and discovered his backpack was gone. M.S. was nearby, “hanging out hiding in the bushes with her friends.” J.G. accused her of taking the backpack. She responded, “[b]itch, you think I got your backpack, go away,” and hung around calling J.G. names while he and a friend searched for it. J.G. told her to “back off” or he would “pull the book on her again,” and then held up a book (in fact, the sequel to the book that figured in their previous altercation). M.S. pulled a pink rectangular device with two protruding antennas out of her bag, turned it on, and said “[t]ry that again, I’m going to tase you in the dick.” A spark erupted from the device when M.S. turned it on. J.G. thought the device was a taser, “panicked a bit,” and retreated. When the principal learned of the incident he summoned M.S. to his office and asked if she had the device with her. M.S.…