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Status Offenses by D.C. Students at Cesar Chavez Charter High School
In 2018, The Sentencing Project discussed status offenses and other juvenile justice issues with students at Cesar Chavez Charter High School in Washington D.C. Afterwards, Chavez students created, directed and wrote a spoken word video.
Related to: Youth Justice
Status offenses are a category of behaviors that are illegal only because of a youth’s status as a minor (like truancy, violating curfew, and underage drinking).
In 2018, The Sentencing Project discussed status offenses and other juvenile justice issues with students at Cesar Chavez Charter High School in Washington D.C.
Afterwards, Chavez students, Danasia Butler and Shamya Brawner, created, directed and wrote this spoken word video.
