Mother: Class kept going after teacher fired gun, injuring 3
A teacher in Northern California accidentally fired his gun in a classroom, injuring three students, police said. Alexander, who is also a reserve police officer, was pointing the gun at the ceiling to make sure it was not loaded when the weapon discharged Tuesday, March 13, 2018, inside his classroom at Seaside High School, KSBW-TV reported. A teacher in Northern California accidentally fired his gun in a classroom, injuring three students, police said. Alexander, who is also a reserve police officer, was pointing the gun at the ceiling to make sure it was not loaded when the weapon discharged Tuesday, March 13, 2018, inside his classroom at Seaside High School, KSBW-TV reported. The Seaside Police Department said no one suffered "serious injuries."(David Royal/ Monterey County Herald via AP) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A teacher at a Northern California high school accidentally fired his gun inside a classroom, causing minor injuries to three students, but kept teaching while the students sat there, the mother of one of the students said Wednesday.
Undocumented immigrant appointed to state post in California
Lizbeth Mateo, a 33-year-old attorney and immigrant rights activist, will serve on the California Student Opportunity and Access Program Project Grant Advisory Committee. The committee advises the California Student Aid Commission on efforts to increase college access for California students from low-income or underserved communities. "While Donald Trump fixates on walls, California will continue to concentrate on opportunities," de León said in a news release. According to de León's office, Mateo graduated from Santa Clara University law School in 2016 and passed the California bar last year. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Trump administration for their stand against immigrants in California.
Students across US leave classrooms to protest gun violence
In Michigan, students made sure people knew about the social media hashtag associated with the walkout. In the nation's capital, House and Senate Democrats were preparing to walk out of the Capitol in solidarity with the students. We’re joining student advocates across the country to say #EnoughisEnough pic.twitter.com/D9erjbAA7A Some students on the east coast have returned to the classroom after their protest, while others in the central time zone are beginning theirs. In nearly 3,000 protests nationwide, students from the elementary to college level are taking up the call in a variety of ways. In Massachusetts and Georgia and Ohio, students said they’ll head to the statehouse to lobby for new gun regulations.