The success rate for these students was bleak. Public School teachers say that students coming from this program are prepared academically and behaviorally to succeed. It is a school in which students are held accountable for their academic and behavioral progress. Once students arrive, they are not allowed to leave until the school day has ended. All students are transported to and from campus on specially assigned buses, and no students are allowed to drive to school.
All students wear uniforms.
School attendance is strictly enforced so attendance rates are exceptionally high. Students who fail to attend are referred to local justices of the peace and, if found guilty of truancy, can be fined and sentenced to perform community service. Parents and guardians are also held responsible for their children s attendance. Juvenile Justice Charter School is the first state charter granted to a governmental body by the State Board of Education. The Juvenile Board has given flexibility and creativity to the educational program provided to the 700-750 youths detained in Harris County s juvenile institutions.