In re S.S. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

I. Factual Background2 On December 3, 2021, S.S. was at school talking to his ex-girlfriend when her new boyfriend Logan G. and his friend Tyrell A. walked by. S.S. was a 17-year-old football player who weighed 160 pounds; Logan and Tyrell were 14 years old, and each of them was significantly smaller than S.S. S.S. and Logan argued. Without physical provocation or warning, S.S. punched Logan in the face several times. When Logan fell to the ground, S.S. began punching Tyrell. After Tyrell fell, S.S. continued to punch and kick him as he lay on the ground. Students tried to stop the beating, but S.S. continued to

2 Because there was no contested jurisdictional hearing, we derive the

facts from probation reports, as did the parties’ briefs.

2 stomp on Tyrell’s face and ribs while shouting, “I’ma kill you!” A student videorecorded the beating. Afterward, each boy needed surgery to repair fractures to his face and nose. Logan’s nose could not be fully repaired. In May 2022, while S.S. was on probation arising from the assault, his new high school suspended him for three days because he had sexually harassed a female student. S.S. repeatedly bumped into the girl on…