Teen Court

Sponsor(s) / Coach(es): John Feula       

Phone: 480-883-5177

Student leaders: Tony Liu - President

Meet times, days: 2:30pm, Thursdays
Location: E113

About Teen Court...

We are excited to bring Teen Court to Hamilton High! Teen Courts are one of the fastest-growing programs in the community justice movement. Teen Courts give the community a practical response to the problems associated with delinquency. Teen Court is a Prevention/Diversion program that provides not only a courtroom atmosphere in schools and Justice Courts in which students hear the circumstances involved in a violation of the law and subsequently order a consequence; but also plays an important role in educating young people about the law and citizenship. Teen Court hears the matter and determines an appropriate, constructive consequence, using established guidelines. The Teen Court does not determine "guilt" in these matters because the admission of responsibility is one of the criteria for a Teen Court referral. Teen Court may be used as an alternative to suspension from school or utilized as an alternative to a formal police complaint for theft or other misdemeanors.