Judge Places Teen on Probation for Truancy
In the first prosecution under a new truancy program, a judge Wednesday placed a 17-year-old girl on probation after she admitted repeatedly skipping school.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Robert Hutson ordered the Anaheim girl to meet regularly with a probation officer, who will make sure she is attending classes at Gilbert High School.
If the girl misses school because of illness, she must provide her probation officer with a doctor’s note, Deputy Dist. Atty. Danielle Augustin said. She is to return to court April 10 for a review.
Orange County prosecutors launched the truancy program last month with prosecutions of the 17-year-old and the parent of another youth who had not been attending school.
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