Marcus started charging when he was caught jumping in the neighborhood. The school called Marcus' parents but the mother denied receiving any email notification from them. It was claimed that Marcus could have intercepted all notifications so that his mother would not receive them. Marcus was placed on probation for four months after the truancy hearing, and a probation officer monitored his attendance and grades. During his four months of probation, Marcus was ordered to meet with his probation officer every two weeks and the officer maintained weekly contact with the school counselor. At the end of the initial probationary period, Marcus had achieved a “D” average in the majority of his classes. However, during this trying time, Marcus' family was not involved. The second accusation concerned an altercation at school with three other boys, assault on a young man for reporting him and three other minors for masturbating in the school locker room. The young man was hospitalized with a broken arm and concussion. Finally, Marcus is currently in trouble for breaking into a convenience store with the same minors involved in the altercation at school. Probation officer Marcus said the juveniles were involved in a