In a Montgomery County courtroom, you'll see a number of teens who should be in school instead of in front of a judge.
Justice Of The Peace James Metts is giving 15,16 and 17-year-olds a lesson in what happens when you skip class.
Those who miss out on A's B's and C's--now get to know about GPS.
"It works, it just works." Metts said.
Small black boxes that look like old cell phones are getting handed-out. They are GPS monitors students will have to keep with them for six weeks. It's all part of a program called Attendance Improvement Management or AIM. A way to keep down truancy and for the court to keep an eye on students 24-7. A mark in a mapping program keeps track of it all on a computer screen.
The court has a total of 25 devices.
17-year-old Kaycee Hickman is one of nine people getting a monitor.
'It could be worse," Hickman said
Hickman is right. If you avoid school during the program the judge can send you to the county jail for three days.
Metts says they've had a 95 percent success rate since the project started last spring. He says it's because more than GPS monitors are involved. Students have to check-in with a mentor three times a week.
The program costs about $70,000 a year. The money comes from a county fund that includes money paid to the court from convicted felons.
Justice Of The Peace James Metts is giving 15,16 and 17-year-olds a lesson in what happens when you skip class.
Those who miss out on A's B's and C's--now get to know about GPS.
"It works, it just works." Metts said.
Small black boxes that look like old cell phones are getting handed-out. They are GPS monitors students will have to keep with them for six weeks. It's all part of a program called Attendance Improvement Management or AIM. A way to keep down truancy and for the court to keep an eye on students 24-7. A mark in a mapping program keeps track of it all on a computer screen.
The court has a total of 25 devices.
17-year-old Kaycee Hickman is one of nine people getting a monitor.
'It could be worse," Hickman said
Hickman is right. If you avoid school during the program the judge can send you to the county jail for three days.
Metts says they've had a 95 percent success rate since the project started last spring. He says it's because more than GPS monitors are involved. Students have to check-in with a mentor three times a week.
The program costs about $70,000 a year. The money comes from a county fund that includes money paid to the court from convicted felons.
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