Tom Kilby, is the Wilkes and Yadkin Teen Court coordinator and program director. Teen Court is a diversion program designed for youth offenders, age 11-17, who have no prior criminal record, and are still enrolled in school. Youth make restitution for their offense through community service, jury duty, and educational assignments.

The program is designed to inform youth offenders about the court system, and to allow them to explain their involvement in the offense to a group of their peers in a court setting. Teen Court demonstrates the influence of positive peer pressure and allows young people to realize they can play a meaningful role in reducing crime their community. Plan to attend this riveting meeting, via Zoom, by clicking on the “Join Us” tab at the upper right corner of every webpage by Monday, March 8th.