Adelanto official, parent charged with vandalism
Two opposed to parent takeover at Desert Trails
December 13, 2013 10:23 AM
ADELANTO • An Adelanto city official and another parent described as being upset about the successful parent takeover of Desert Trails Elementary School have been charged with felony vandalism for destroying a classroom at the campus.
Desert Trails was converted to a charter school at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year after a parent petition to implement the state’s controversial parent trigger law garnered a sufficient amount of support.
Lori Yuan and Chrissy Guzman reportedly damaged the classroom at the school by spraying ketchup and mustard on the carpet and walls of the room, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage, Adelanto Elementary School District board member Christine Turner said. The two were charged on Dec. 2, San Bernardino County court records show.
Both suspects were parent volunteers at the school and outspoken at school board meetings about their non-support of the Desert Trails parent trigger movement, Turner said. Yuan is also chairwoman of the Adelanto Planning Commission and county special district appointee for the oversight committee, according to the city’s website.
The parent volunteers had access to the classroom because of their positions, according to Adelanto board member Elaine Gonzales.
Turner said she was “outraged” by the damages done to the classroom and the length of time she said it took school officials to