Wood County Juvenile Court Judge David Woessner recently hosted the 31st meeting of Wood County school administrators and service providers at the county fairgrounds.
A total of 41 individuals representing superintendents, principals, assistant principals, school resource officers, and service providers from across Wood County attended.
School districts represented included Bowling Green, Elmwood, Lake, Northwood, Otsego, Penta Career Center, Perrysburg and Rossford.
In addition, representatives of the Wood County Educational Service Center, the Wood County Department of Job and Family Services, the Wood County Prosecutor’s Office, the Wood County Juvenile Court Probation Department, the Wood County Juvenile Detention Center, the Juvenile Residential Center of Northwest Ohio, and the Children’s Resource Center were also in attendance.
Woessner provided information on programs and resources available to schools and families throughout Wood County. Programs including the Juvenile Court’s Intervention and Diversion Program, the Safe and Healthy Sexuality Program, the Social Skills Program, and other ongoing available resources were reviewed.
In addition, Wood County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Dobson and Wood County Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Juvenile Division, Charles Bergman, provided information on services and procedures impacting the schools and families involved in the juvenile justice system.
Commenting on the opportunity to speak with school administrators and services providers, Woessner said, “I am always happy to have the opportunity to maintain and improve the lines of communication between our school administrators, service providers and the juvenile court. It was a pleasure to be able to host this year’s meeting in person and to once again provide the court, the schools and our service providers an opportunity to continue to discuss ways to best assist families and youth throughout Wood County.”
