The Juvenile Detention Center School Program was established by the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations to provide academic services to the 121 children, ages 7-17 in residence at the Juvenile Detention Center. The juveniles are placed by the presiding judge while awaiting court hearings, residential placements, or committment to the State Department of Corrections. The detention center school also provides academic services to the two long term sentencing treatment units. The school is staffed by fourteen teachers, a clerical assistant, a part time ESL teacher, and a principal. An active volunteer tutoring force provides academic support to children in need of individual instruction.
All students follow their base school subjects as closely as possible while detained.
The school program serves 14 to 20 adolescents. Educational needs are assessed by the two teachers and an instructional assistant. Individual records of completed work are kept and forwarded to the base schools when the students leave. These two programs are residential treatment programs that serve the educational needs of elementary age students grades K-6. My Friends Place is a long-term placement.