Oroville School Shooting Survivors Sue Adventist Organizations Over Security Failures

Four students have filed a civil lawsuit over the December 2024 shooting at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, naming the Pacific Union Conference, the General Conference Corporation, and the North American Division of Seventh-Day Adventists as defendants. The complaint alleges that Principal Kathy Spiva allowed the gunman, Glenn Litton, to leave her office unaccompanied after a tour, and that the school lacked adequate campus security, weapons screening, and threat-assessment procedures. Litton had booked the visit under a false name and had a documented history of mental illness and prior searches for guns and explosives.

Two kindergartners, Roman Mendez and Elias Wolford, were critically wounded in a bathroom before Litton killed himself. Attorney Mary Alexander says one boy remains paralyzed in an arm and walks with a walker, and that both victims and their siblings continue to suffer from PTSD. The lawsuit demands a jury trial, with a case management conference scheduled for February 24, 2027, in Chico.

For families across the Sacramento region, the case raises a practical question: how does your child’s school handle visitors, badges, escorts, and threat assessment? Private, public, or charter, every campus has a front door, and every front door has a policy. Does your school’s policy match what actually happens on a busy morning? Tell us what you’ve noticed at your child’s campus.