LASD Brings Tolerance Workshop to Calabasas High Students

Representatives of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department stopped by Wednesday morning to present a short movie and workshop that highlighted the dangers of hate crimes.

The department started SHARE (Stop Hate And Respect Everyone) Tolerance presentations in October 2008 with the aim of educating the youth of Los Angeles about hate and intolerance.

The workshop was particularly relevant for students at Calabasas High; that was anti-Semitic in nature. Deputy Sheriff Gregory Chatman was quick to point out that the grafitti was an isolated incident.

"By no means are we implying that this school has a problem," said Chatman. "It's one of the safest schools in this area and in L.A. county. It's an incident, like any other, that can create havoc for all of us. So we want to encourage them to report anything that relates to intolerance, so that we can make sure this kind of thing never happens again."

. Their arraignment date has been set for June 30 at Sylmar Juvenile Court. Because the three are minors, their names are not being released to the press or the general public.

Click on the video above to hear what students had to say about the LASD's presentation and their thoughts on the vandalism, and to see what Deputy Sheriff Gregory Chatman had to say about the goals of SHARE.