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Round Rock ISD proposes school-based 'first offender' diversion program for students caught with THC products
Summary
Chief Ryan O'Ruthia briefed trustees on a voluntary, court-collaborative diversion program that would allow students found with THC devices to take educational classes, receive counseling and be monitored by a campus resource officer; successful completion results in case dismissal and no juvenile record.
Round Rock ISD officials outlined a proposed school-based First Offender diversion program on Jan. 7 designed to keep students who are caught with THC products out of the juvenile-justice system if they voluntarily complete an educational and support program.
Chief Ryan O'Ruthia told the board the district has entered into an agreement with the Williamson County Juvenile Justice Board to offer prevention-intervention-enforcement programming for students who are found in possession of THC vapes or other THC products on campus. "This is really an exciting program because it's going to offer our students a way to recover from mistakes they have made for possession of THC substances on our campuses," the chief said.
Under the model Chief O'Ruthia described, eligible students and a parent or guardian…
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