Juvenile Corrections in the News

Cut school, get caught, pay a price 

FREMONT Ditching class no longer just causes students' grades to suffer. Now, it could hurt them and their parents financially. A city ordinance that went into effect Nov.
Source: www.insidebayarea.com

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EUREKA -- When someone has both a mental illness and a drug or alcohol addiction, they need to get both treated simultaneously, Dr. Gary Jaeger told the state Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission Thursday.
Source: www.times-standard.com

Teen held after search for explosive 
Classes at John Barrett Middle School resumed at noon Friday after a two-hour lockdown and search for a suspected explosive device.
Source: www.sacbee.com

Attorney: CoCo Murder Suspect May Be Brain Damaged 
A 16-year-old Danville boy accused of beating his mother to death with a metal baseball bat is scheduled to return to court next week to enter a plea, according to his attorney Daniel Horowitz.
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2 in custody in Carson blast 
Two 16-year-old boys were taken into custody Tuesday after allegedly setting off a chemical reaction explosion in a plastic bottle in Carson High School's Senator Square, authorities said.
Source: news.rgj.com