Shooting at Taft Union High School

A Kern County sheriff’s deputy stands guard at Taft Union High School in Kern County on Thursday morning after a student opened fire in a classroom, wounding at least two people.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Parents, staff and law enforcement officials stand in front of Taft Union High School in Kern County on Thursday morning after a student opened fire in a classroom.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

After the shooting, students are led through the football stadium at Taft Union High School in Kern County.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Students and staff members comfort one another as they emerge from Taft Union High School after the shooting.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Parents and students are reunited after the shooting at Taft Union High School in Kern County.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Tears roll down the cheek of Savannah Gregory, 15, after she emerged from a lockdown at Taft Union High School.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Danielle Overton, 33, waits for her daughter, who was stuck inside Taft Union High School in Kern County after a shooting by a student in a classroom.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Students and staff members look toward their loved ones as they emerged from Taft Union High School after the shooting.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Mary Jackson, 36, left, shows tears of joy as her son, Jacob Jackson, 15, is hugged by grandmother Sandy Jackson, 57. Parents had spend agonizing hours waiting for their children to emerge from Taft Union High School after the shooting.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)