On Wednesday, February 10th, 28 students will graduate from the Alliance for Safe Kids’ Youth Court program. After having learned about the various aspects of the law over the last six weeks, they will soon take on real-life court cases prosecuting other teens at the Yorktown Justice Court. “After many sessions of training in confidentiality, […]
The Northern Westchester Examiner– Forty-four students from the Yorktown and Lakeland school districts graduated from Yorktown Youth Court last week. The 2013 commencement ceremony was hosted by Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK), a non-profit organization that represents all sectors of the community working together to provide a safety net for youth and families. Founded in […]
Yorktown Patch– In a mock arraignment Yorktown and Lakeland students sentenced a young man Wednesday night to 25 hours of community service for having stolen an iPhone and iPod from a Yorktown High School student’s locker. During that mock trail, students showcased to friends and family what they have learned about the various aspects of the law over the last weeks. They […]
Daily Voice — Dozens of students from Lakeland and Yorktown Central school districts were honored Wednesday night as graduates of Yorktown Youth Court’s class of 2013. The youth court was founded in 2007 and is organized and run by teens, adjudicating misdemeanor cases involving other teens with the goal of reducing juvenile delinquency. Youth Court members serve in […]
Daily Yorktown– More than two-dozen Yorktown and Lakeland students don’t just follow the rules, they teach them in their own court of law. On Wednesday, these students graduated from the first phase of their training of the Alliance for Safe Kids’ Youth Court, a court that allows for certain youth offenders in Yorktown to be […]
Yorktown Patch– Middle and high school students sentenced a young man Wednesday night to 35 hours of community service for having broken into Yorktown High School, damaging property and stealing $150 from a teacher’s desk. That was not a real-life case. It was a mock trial they presented to friends and family during Yorktown Youth Court graduation […]
LoHud Blogs— The Alliance for Safe Kids honored the class of 2011 Youth Court graduates on Monday, Feb. 7. at Yorktown Justice Town Court. Lakeland High School Junior Mary Alice Hall accepts her Youth Court certificate. From left, Police Det. Brian Shanahan, Town Justice Salvatore Lagonia, Hall, ASK President Tricy Cushner, ASK Special Projects Director […]
New York Times— A HUSH descends on the courtroom as the judge pounds his gavel and calls his first case: The People vs. Missy DeMeanor. Ms. DeMeanor is accused of putting a CD in a shopping bag lined with aluminum foil, to throw off security sensors, and heading for the exit. The prosecutor’s key witnesses […]