In re N.R. CA5

BACKGROUND

On May 11, 2021, 15-year-old minor entered a fast food restaurant with her mother and her friend, and started yelling at another female student (the victim), who was there eating with her boyfriend. The victim knew these people to be “very problematic, … very hyper and irritated,” so she and her boyfriend left out the back door, attempting to avoid further conflict. But all three followed and minor continued to yell at the victim. They exchanged words, minor pushed the victim, and the victim threw her drink at minor. Then a fight ensued. The boyfriend tried to pull minor and the other two off the victim, then a restaurant employee came out and told them they could not fight there, so they all left. The victim called her mother to tell her what had happened. Her mother told her to go home and stay inside so she would not get hurt. As the victim and her boyfriend walked home, a car full of people sped up to them and stopped. Minor’s mother was driving. Minor, her mother, her sister, and several other people jumped out. Minor chased the victim, who had started running because of the aggressive behavior of minor’s mother. Minor pushed the victim, yanked her backpack off,…