S.D.: Teen Court a real-life, consequential learning program Friday, October 11, 2019
Pierre Capital Journal
Fort Pierre area students judge and hand down sentences to their peers through the Central Teen Court program.
Because of teens (minors) involved in the program, Emily Steffen, Central South Dakota Teen Court program coordinator, followed her responsibilities and reported back to the Capital Journal with, “I received the go ahead from administration at Capital Area Counseling Services to visit about Teen Court.”
Central Teen Court, established in 2002, is the adult-court-approved juvenile diversion program for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Members of Teen Court — attorneys, jury, bailiff and clerk — are trained teen volunteers and returning defendants.