Seven Juveniles Arrested for Assaults at San Marcos High

One of the rare occasions I agree with you. Work them enough so that they don't have time to act like animals.

It's called Los Prietos Boys Camp and a good chance some of these kids will end up there..

What did he do to prevent or stop these assaults? He did ZERO.

His presence was quite possibly/probably a deterrent from more though. What’s crazy is that you read this article and somehow think it makes sense to get rid of that officer…

GT how do you know? You have kids enrolled? No? Ok then...you're opinion doesn't count. see ya

Great idea, let's keep armed cops with disciplinary problems (that's who typically get these positions) hovering around and intimidating and threatening kids with arrest while they're trying to learn..

Officer Hunter - the SRD when I attended DP - harassed a damn lot of kids, routinely subjecting them to the same harsh tactics they use on hardened criminals, even for just minor school policy violations. He even got sued because he kidnapped a kid from campus, left him in a van for hours at a park away from the school, and wouldn't let him contact his parents/a lawyer/the school. And he kept his position..

Not saying there shouldn't be a cop nearby for when they're really needed - for sexual assaults, violent gang activity/bullying, etc. - but having them hanging around like a vulture staring down kids eating lunch in the greek every day is not conducive to a positive learning/growth environment.

Minors don't go to jail, the closest Juvenile Hall is SM, when someone is arrested/detained, they don't transfer to another city (because) they live there.

Santa Maria is closer than Los Prietos Boys camp?

I thought the property beside the Page Youth Center on hollister was a juvenile hall … is it not? Or is it full?

LP is an alternative to conventional juvenile detainment for CONVICTED juveniles, usually long term stays, as if offers education, life skills programs... What (was) the Juvenile Hall next to the Page Center was closed many years ago.

D8vanilla seems like edney has the answer, nothing unusual about it, apparently. I think it was good the cops were all over it and wrapped it up relatively quickly. In my view, having the SRD on site is a very good thing. I know it has helped a lot at DPHS, a block from where I live. Emergency response is quicker, intervention is faster when students act up/out, and medical responses are expedited. All good.

10:28 p.m. - LP is a four to six month long “re-entry program”.

yep, Hotel Hollister. Should be open and in use.

I too have questions, but I don't know if we'll ever get the answers because they are minors. My child is a student at SM, and they knew nothing about it.

LMG, same, neither of my kids knew anything about this nor even heard about it.

'BB73, you're messed up in the head if you think 7 punks ganging up on 1 kid are heros. Also, maybe you could take some grammar lessons from your kid.

Bodyboarder.
Ignore the insults and at least give us a clue as to why you think 7 v. 1 is hero time for the 7?

3:08 PM - If you know of an account by a student who actually witnessed this, please share.

SOCALMOMMY--I don't see how the officer kept anyone safe in this instance. He's just investigating after the crimes have been committed, he didn't prevent anything. If there had been no SRO on campus, there would still be an investigation by the Sheriff's office.

SOCALMOMMY - I agree with you on this. We need those SRD/SROs on campus. Sure, they can't stop everything, but it's indisputable that their presence does deter crime and can save lives. Who knows how far this would have gone had the SRD not been there.

MTNDRIVER - In this instance, maybe there was nothing he could do. You don't know that.

MTNDRIVER. Were you there? Do you know all of the facts? I highly doubt that....

That's a good move by the school board, long overdue.

Yeah SRDs can come in handy sometimes, but their presence is typically unproductive and frequently negative. The fact is, when I was at DP the SRD didn't stop any bad behavior. Students would sell drugs and even get in big fights right in front of the SRD, and they'd get away with it 99% of the time - just run away into the crowds.

What the SRD mostly did was harass a lot of students and frequently try to turn what should be minor school disciplinary issues into criminal cases. One example that comes to mind is when The SRD was brought in to threaten kids in my PE class with charges of possession/manufacturing a weapon because somebody put screws through badminton birdies and was sticking them into the gym ceiling.

Just spend 2 minutes Googling and you'll see countless examples of school cops doing nasty things and their contribution to the school-to-prison pipeline..

What, the near complete domination by men for millenia and still in many quarters isn't enough for you?

@a-1636706735 - I generally agree with you, school resource officers could be a big help in establishing community relations and moving towards a more evolved method of law enforcement. But.. The unfortunate truth is that until these SRD/SROs are mandated not to arrest students (except in the most serious of circumstances) and learn to not be menacing and manipulative like they are trained to, then their presence will continue to be toxic.