Teen arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Victor Valley High School student shot near campus
Victorville Daily Press
Authorities arrested a teenager on suspicion of attempted murder after they said he fired multiple shots with a handgun, striking a Victor Valley High School student in an incident that led to a lockdown of the campus on Thursday.
The teen and suspected shooter was only identified as a 17-year-old boy from Victorville who does not attend the high school.
He was booked into the San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention Center also on suspicion of threatening crime with intent to terrorize, being a minor in possession of a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm in a school zone, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed his solution to a long-running, contentious dispute over the Local Control Funding Formula, the equity-based formula for distributing the bulk of money that school districts get from the state.
At issue is whether school districts can use leftover, year-end funding intended for “high-needs students” however they want. Newsom’s answer is, no, they can’t; the money must be committed to those students who generally are the farthest behind academically and face the challenges of poverty and districts must document that.
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