Juvenile Delinquents Education

Eight students were enrolled to attend the opening day of the Mira Loma Community School on Monday, but only seven made it there. One had been arrested the day before. This was not a big surprise. The school, located inside what used to be Mira Loma County Jail, is a last-chance institution for students who have been expelled from the Antelope Valley Union High School District.

The debut of Mira Loma Community School three months ago in a former county jail in Lancaster was not auspicious. Into the glum setting marched seven students--there were supposed to be eight, but one had been arrested the night before--single file, with their hands behind their backs. All of them had been expelled from regular public schools.

The debut of Mira Loma Community School three months ago in a former county jail in Lancaster was not auspicious. Into the glum setting marched seven students--there were supposed to be eight, but one had been arrested the night before--single file, with their hands behind their backs. All of them had been expelled from regular public schools.

Eight students were enrolled to attend the opening day of the Mira Loma Community School on Monday, but only seven made it there. One had been arrested the day before. This was not a big surprise. The school, located inside what used to be Mira Loma County Jail, is a last-chance institution for students who have been expelled from the Antelope Valley Union High School District.