The next time a Hartford teen pushes someone or refuses to take off his baseball hat in class, the discipline will be handled in the school instead of in court.
Hartford police and school officials have signed an agreement that will cut down the number of arrests of students in Hartford schools that are made for minor offenses. The agreement not to involve police in non-emergency problems at schools is the latest effort by the state’s juvenile justice system aimed at reducing the contact young people have with the criminal court.
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