"Grace", who is 15, a high school sophomore and black, has been at a detention center in Michigan since the middle of May. She's there because in the judge's eyes she had violated her parole, which was the result of her being found guilty of assault and theft last year. She violated her probation by not doing her online homework and her inability to get up for school. Because of this and, based on the prior charges of assault and theft, the judge considered her a “threat to (the) community." Also she and her mother had had a rough time arguing over the past year or two. It was so bad the mother called the police several times.
Well, "Grace* has ADHD and receives special education services. She had a hard time with the transition to online learning and fell behind. She did not complete her schoolwork. Hence, the judge ordered her to detention.
"Grace" has done well at the center; there have been “no issues” during the more than two months she has been at the Children’s Village detention center. The judge feels that "Grace" is best served by getting treatment and other services that would set her and her mother on a better path forward.
The case has received a fair amount of attention, enough to generate protest demonstrations.
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