Teen court is a club that has students go to court and work on cases involving juvenile offenders, and they focus on restorative justice.

“I joined teen court to open my options,” said Giovanny Mendez Sanchez, a freshman and teen court member. “I am unsure of what I want for a future, so I want to try and experience different sections and options for different employment.”

Logan Nolan and Mendez Sanchez are some of the students at Sedro-Woolley High School who participate in a club called teen court. Students in teen court play the role of all the jobs that would be in actual court, like the bailiff, judge, jury, and much more.

The club meets every Tuesday in room A-102 at cub time.

Restorative judgement isn’t always a punishment, it’s a way for the juvenile offender to take responsibility of their actions and a way to make things right between both the offender and the victim.

Teen court is also an opportunity for students to see in person how the judicial system works.  Some of the freshmen who have joined this year are going into teen court because they want to know how said system works.

“Being in teen court will give me the opportunity  to see with my own eyes how the law system works. This will give me a further understanding if a lawyer or law-related career will be an option and a path I would like to take,” said Nolan.

The freshmen who are in teen court feel they are helping the community by teaching kids about the court systems, and by giving them the chance to change their ways and grow as a person.

Some other ninth graders felt that teen court was helping the community in other ways, such as educating students about how the judicial system works.

“Yeah, it’s helping kids learn about the court system, and how it works,” said Nolan