Juvenile arrests are at an all time low nation wide
and last updated 2021-05-07 11:08:52-04
WACO, TX â Juvenile arrests are at a 40 year low across the nation, according to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Organizations like Boys and Girls Club of Waco and law enforcement agencies are working to keep these numbers low by guiding kids on the right path at an early age.
There were 696,620 youth arrests in 2019, that seems like a lot until you compare it to the 2.7 million arrests in 1996, a 74% drop.
Director of the Boys and Girls Club Waco, James Jarmon says he enjoys talking to kids and helping them where they need it.
Slightly more than half the Waco Independent School District students learning remotely this fall had at least one failing grade for the most recent grading period, and school officials will start requiring some struggling students to return to in-person classes Jan. 17.
The district plans to take advantage of a recent Texas Education Agency ruling that allows districts to require online students go back to in-person classes if they are failing multiple classes or missing too many classes, Superintendent Susan Kincannon said.
Waco students who are online and have a failing average in their classes or have had five or more unexcused absences will be required to resume in-person classes. Students with medical conditions can ask for an exemption, and families disagreeing with the call to return can meet with school administrators to discuss their studentâs situation, Kincannon said.