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Speak Up! - View Question #428 |
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Question: For truancy can the juvenile court send you to lock-up if I haven't been in any kind of trouble before?
Answer: Most laws related to behavior give courts a wide range of possible consequences for the offender. The judge can pick between the options, using their judgment as to what will best cause the offender to stop their self-destructive actions and reform their behavior. Even the slightest crimes allow a judge to give fines or jail time. Judges can certainly send someone to lock-up if the judge decides that is the best way to get the offenders attention. Community service, fines, and mandatory educational programs are other possibilities.
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On 02/24/05
hannah from AL said:
I have missed around 27 days and im sitting at home right now so i guess thats 28. I have a court date set for truency but i am trying to get my GED,
i took the GED pre test and got one of the highest scores you can make on it now my parents wont sign the paper to take me out of school to get my GED would it help if i had my GED befor i went to court?
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On 02/22/05
Scott from MI said:
Ive been to 4 different schools this year and is hard. i missed almost a whole month and now whenever i dont show up for school a cop shows up and takes me to school even if its an exused absensce. They even make me go when im sick
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On 02/17/05
samantha from WA said:
i have court tomorro for skipping school.it is so addicting and hard to control. i need help trying to focus. im pretty sure im droping out at the end of the year too i just dont know how to tell my mom
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On 05/05/04
amber from MI said:
so far this year i have been absent for 57 days. im pretty sure im dropping out the rest of the year(we only have 24 days left) b/c i won't pass any of my classes. but in michigan the legal age to drop is 16. right?
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On 04/29/04
charlene from WV said:
I have certainly been in trouble for truancy. I was sent away for six months and got out on $2500 bond and home confinement. I think they should help truant people instead of sending them away. I was in an unsafe environment where I could've been hurt badly, but the judge didn't care he just wanted to look tough.
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