COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – More than 100 students in juvenile jails across the state will get their high school diplomas when a graduation ceremony takes place Wednesday in Columbia.
The State Department of Juvenile Justice says getting a high school diploma is an important step to show juvenile offenders that education can bring opportunities and change the direction of their lives.
The D.J.J. said nearly two-thirds of juvenile offenders in custody are in eighth or ninth grade and many are on track to finish high school.
