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Clinton Township aims to curb fighting at schools BY NICK POWERS
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CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It can be difficult to find a solution for fights at school, but Clinton Township is attempting to curb these incidents and prevent regret-
table moments that can follow students for the rest of their lives. The Clinton Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a change to the township’s ordinance covering fighting at school at its Oct. 7 meeting. The new ordinance sets out a $100 fine
plus any court ordered remedial requirements for minors who are caught fighting the first time. For the second offense, the fine climbs to $500. The ordinance changes school fighting from a misdemeanor offense to a civil infraction. School administrators will use their dis-
cretion to determine if these incidents reach the level of a chargeable civil infraction. If administrators decide it reaches this level, the participants in the fight would need to appear in district court. Following the meeting, Clinton TownSee FIGHTING on page 22A
Veterans Treatment Court graduating class honored BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
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Chief Judge Carrie Lynn Fuca of the 41B District Court, above, claps during the graduation ceremony for the Veterans Treatment Court Oct. 10. Fuca presides over the VTC. Clockwise from top right, Nicholas Stevenson, a U.S. Army veteran, Jason Hosking, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and Dallas Pruitt, a U.S. Navy veteran, deliver speeches at the event.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The 41B District Court Veterans Treatment Court held a graduation ceremony celebrating the achievements of five participants on Oct. 10. The court aims to help people who have served their country learn to navigate the court system. This is done through a judicially supervised, mentor-oriented treatment program assisted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “This program will increase public safety by stabilizing, rehabilitating and reintegrating substance-free veterans back into our community,” the court’s website states. “It will also mend families and give hope to those suffering from the disease of addiction, while fostering healthy, long-term lifestyle changes. All veterans will be treated equally, with dignity and respect as they work toward long-term recovery.” Chief Judge Carrie Lynn Fuca of the 41B District Court, who presides over the treatment court, said the program has been around since 2012. Fuca said the ceremony was appropriately timed since it was held on World Mental Health Day. “Really, all of this is about better mental health,” Fuca said. “Each of us needs to work on our own mental health each and