Buffalo / Pepin County Teen Court welcomed 23 new panel members at their training on April 12th at the Buffalo County Courthouse in Alma. These new panelists join another 35 high school students already serving as peer judges. Teen Court hears over 25 cases a year across the two counties with referrals from the juvenile […]

Four Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court panel members conducted three restorative hearings for vaping violations on April 3rd at the Pepin County Government Center in Durand. Panel members asked questions to learn more about what happened and how to makes things right. The focus of their work is to repair relationships, rethink behavior, and restore the […]

Thank you for all the mentoring you’ve provided our new panel members in the last year. We also appreciate all the coaching and redirecting you’ve given to our youth and families in Buffalo and Pepin Counties the last couple of years. You will be missed, but you we’re happy to see you thrive!

Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court panel members Corbyn Weber (CFC), Maya Weir (Durand), Kailyn Pophal (Durand) and Zoey Danzinger (Alma) worked with Teen Court Coordinator Annie Lisowski to interview over twenty new teen court applicants. High school students interested in joining the panel complete an application, participate in interviews, and engage in six hours of training […]

Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court panel members Caitlyn Stadler (Mondovi), Miriam Sandberg (Mondovi), and Alyson Turner (Gilmanton) listened to a truancy violation on Valentine’s Day. The youth asked restorative questions, helped the young person and their family reflect on the situation, and provided requirements to help repair relationships and reduce harm. Teen court is a youth-led […]