BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County’s Teen Court held their swearing-in ceremony Monday, with the potential future of the judicial system slowly taking shape.

“We’re trying to give the best constructive sentence for that specific case and that specific juvenile. The point of teen court isn’t to shame and condemn someone for the mistakes they’ve made in the past… but the main thing is to see that the peers around them want to help them do better and see them do better in the future,” Mary Beth Aldridge, a senior in the program, says.

Teen Court is open to any student in Warren County, with one student in particular saying he was approached by his principal.

“I’ve really enjoyed it. It’s a very fun experience. It is a great opportunity to learn about the justice system and to really get to

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