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<blockquote data-quote="strugglingdad" data-source="post: 648309" data-attributes="member: 18750"><p>We had the intervention hearing with the Juvenile Court officer this morning. We met with him at the same time as the kid he was caught smoking with and his dad. I would have preferred not to do that, but it is what it is. By law, he's in a 120 day 'diversion program'. The court officer will bring him in to randomly drug test him (supposedly he's using a 12 panel test, if such a thing exists). He has to write a 2500 word essay about his future and he has to hand-write an apology letter to his parents, which he has to provide a copy of to the court. He also has to do 25 hours of community service. Failure to do any of this will result in failure of the diversion program and the officer can press the charge of possession. Completion means nothing on his record that could affect his getting a permit/license, insurance rates, etc. </p><p></p><p>He's been better about his school work lately, so maybe there's a snowballs chance he'll actually write the essay and the apology letter, but I'm not holding my breath (actually...yeah, I kinda am). He had to tell the court officer the last time he smoked so that the officer would know when to expect a clean drug test. He claimed it was the day he was caught by the police. I gave him multiple opportunities to change his story but he stuck with it. Probably a bad idea on his part. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Thanks to all of you for your posts. It may be a few minutes of your time to type it out, but it really has helped me keep my sanity. I've done a lot of challenging stuff in my life. Being a parent takes the cake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="strugglingdad, post: 648309, member: 18750"] We had the intervention hearing with the Juvenile Court officer this morning. We met with him at the same time as the kid he was caught smoking with and his dad. I would have preferred not to do that, but it is what it is. By law, he's in a 120 day 'diversion program'. The court officer will bring him in to randomly drug test him (supposedly he's using a 12 panel test, if such a thing exists). He has to write a 2500 word essay about his future and he has to hand-write an apology letter to his parents, which he has to provide a copy of to the court. He also has to do 25 hours of community service. Failure to do any of this will result in failure of the diversion program and the officer can press the charge of possession. Completion means nothing on his record that could affect his getting a permit/license, insurance rates, etc. He's been better about his school work lately, so maybe there's a snowballs chance he'll actually write the essay and the apology letter, but I'm not holding my breath (actually...yeah, I kinda am). He had to tell the court officer the last time he smoked so that the officer would know when to expect a clean drug test. He claimed it was the day he was caught by the police. I gave him multiple opportunities to change his story but he stuck with it. Probably a bad idea on his part. Thanks to all of you for your posts. It may be a few minutes of your time to type it out, but it really has helped me keep my sanity. I've done a lot of challenging stuff in my life. Being a parent takes the cake. [/QUOTE]
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