Sawyer County officials report juvenile shooting; county plans new truancy diversion program
County child welfare staff reported a recent juvenile shooting in which a youth survived, said an eviction of a problematic household, and described plans to start a truancy diversion program that will pick up chronically truant students after 10 consecutive unexcused days.
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Sarah, a child-protective-services staff member, told the Sawyer County Health and Human Services Board on Jan. 7 that “a little over a week ago, one of our juveniles was shot.” She said the youth is expected to survive after being shot in the arm and face; “the bullet got lodged in his tongue.”
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