Kern County residents are speaking out following a deadly shooting on Friday at Independence High School, calling for greater accountability and more community resources to address the root causes of school violence.
Advocacy groups, including Students Against Gun Violence, say the focus now is finding ways to better protect students both on and off campus.
“I think that it’s truly saddening to see that number one, that a student felt like it was okay to even do something like that, and number two, adults were not liable and accountable,” Jalynn Hammond said…