(KRON) — A North Bay highschool principal has been positioned on go away after a pupil was stabbed on campus final week — the second stabbing on the faculty this 12 months.
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The assault occurred final Tuesday at Elsie Allen Excessive College in Santa Rosa. The 15-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with tried homicide.
Jesse Trejo, the 15-year-old sufferer’s father, stated he doesn’t really feel secure sending his son Christopher again to high school. Christopher just lately returned house from the hospital and is recovering from a number of surgical procedures. He had solely attended Elsie Allen Excessive College for 2 weeks earlier than the stabbing occurred.
“He’s getting better, but someone has to be with him 24 hours to make sure that he doesn’t get panic attacks,” Trejo stated.
This was the second stabbing this faculty 12 months and the seventh pupil prior to now two years to be violently attacked within the Santa Rosa County College District.
Earlier this week, Trejo obtained an alert from the varsity about police arresting one other pupil with a weapon. When officers responded to Elsie Allen, the scholar ran however was finally taken into custody.
“I was scared because I’m like, ‘it’s been only five, six, seven days and another kid is armed.’ It’s unsafe,” Trejo stated.
On Thursday, the district confirmed to KRON4 that Elsie Allen Principal Gabe Albavera was positioned on go away the day after the stabbing. No different particulars had been supplied.
Trejo stated he doesn’t consider the varsity dealt with the incident correctly, noting that nobody from the varsity ever referred to as him.
“It took an hour or hour 20 minutes to find out what happened and where my son was,” he stated.
In 2020, the varsity board discontinued the varsity useful resource officer program that had been in place for 20 years. Now, the district and police are engaged on a plan to carry SROs again.
“They develop a rapport and build trust with students, and when that exists, the students are more likely to go to that SRO to give them information about potential fights or acts of violence,” stated Santa Rosa Police Sergeant Patricia Seffens. “Students with weapons, bullying, harassment.”
As soon as Christopher totally recovers, Trejo plans to switch him to a different faculty within the district. He stated the district has supplied providers to assist Christopher obtain remedy.
