V J v. State of Indiana

── V J v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-00930 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Foley concur On August 30, 2024, V.J. and other sixth graders at Jackson Middle School in South Bend were in the cafeteria eating lunch. Boys and girls were seated on opposite sides of the cafeteria because it was the start of the school year, and the atmosphere was “chaotic.” Transcript Vol. II at 71. At some point, V.J. and two of his friends walked over to the girls’ side of the cafeteria and started talking with some of them. Less than a minute later, Zhane Reid, a school maintenance employee, walked up to V.J.