DEAL OFFERED IN SCHOOL ABSENCES; PARENTS GET CHANCE TO RE-ENROLL SON, 14, HAVE CHARGES DROPPED.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Daily News Staff Writer So long as a Valencia couple gets their learning disabled teen-ager back into school within a month, charges that they failed to send their child to classes might be dismissed, a prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. said Wednesday. ``We're hoping that in a month everything will be taken care of and he'll be back in school,'' said Deputy District Attorney Annmarie Wise. During a closed-door pretrial conference A meeting of the parties to an action and their attorneys held before the court prior to the commencement of actual courtroom proceedings. A pretrial conference is a meeting of the parties to a case conducted prior to trial. at Newhall Municipal Court on Wednesday, an agreement was reached between school officials, the District Attorney's CERTIFICATE, ATTORNEY'S, Practice, English law. By statute 37 Geo. III., c. 90, s. 26, 28, attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain Office, and parents John and Brenda Cocco, Wise said. The prosecutor refused to disclose details about the agreement and its guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. , saying they were sealed by the court because confidential school records are involved. ``We think we have found a place for him at a different school,'' Wise said. ``It had to go this far in order for compliance to take place.'' John Cocco, a Valencia doctor, was arrested and booked March 11, but was released later that night after posting bail. Brenda Cocco surrendered to authorities March 12, the same day her husband appeared in court. Officials with the William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Union High School District alerted the District Attorney's Office that the 14-year-old eighth-grader, Justin Cocco, who has been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome Tou·rette's syndrome or Tou·rette syndrome n. A severe neurological disorder characterized by multiple facial and other body tics, usually beginning in childhood or adolescence and often accompanied by grunts and compulsive utterances, as of and an attention deficit disorder attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADD or ADHD) formerly hyperactivity Behavioral syndrome in children, whose major symptoms are inattention and distractibility, restlessness, inability to sit still, and difficulty concentrating on one thing for any , had not been attending school on and off for about a year. On April 15, the mother and father pleaded not guilty to infractions and misdemeanors for being in violation of the state Education Code. The family attorney, Milton Simon, said Wednesday that during the pretrial conference, the school district appeared to meet the boy's needs. ``They were responsive to our needs, making sure this child can begin the education process piece-by-piece so that learning can be enjoyable, rather than traumatic,'' the attorney said. Simon said Justin Cocco suffers from severe learning disabilities and emotional and psychological disorders Noun 1. psychological disorder - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance , making his education difficult. The attorney said the parents repeatedly tried to work out matters with school officials long before their arrest. He said the child's schoolwork especially declined about a year ago. ``There's many people who sit in the classroom five days a week and never get educated,'' he said. ``With the school's demands and curriculum, the parents felt they weren't getting what they needed.'' So they had the teen-ager read and study at home, he said. ``He wasn't just sitting at home watching TV,'' he said. Though the case may be settled before then, a trial readiness conference was set for June 6, with a trial date also set for June 9, officials for the District Attorney's Office said. |
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