August 22, 2016
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If this is your first offense, then you may be offered a diversion program. That means that upon the completion of community service, payment of a fine and attending an educational class or counseling, the charges may be dismissed. Since you haven’t been attending school, the court may want to address that issue as well as it’s common for the probation officer or whoever is overseeing the diversion program to need to see attendance records as well. Finally, look at your court paperwork carefully. It may ask that you appear in court with a parent or guardian. If that is not an option for you, that issue could be discussed. Good luck. (Check our Teen Help Network for more help and resources in your area. This is information only – not legal advice.)

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Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.