Oneonta City

School District

Counseling
- The Guidance Office shall handle all referrals of students to counseling.
PINS Petitions
- The District may file a PINS (person in need of supervision) petition in Family Court on any student under the age of 18 who demonstrates that he or she requires supervision and treatment by:
  1. Being habitually truant and not attending school as required by part one of Article 65 of the Education Law.
  2. Engaging in an ongoing or continual course of conduct which makes the student ungovernable, or habitually disobedient and beyond the lawful control of the school.
  3. Knowingly and unlawfully possesses marijuana in violation of Penal Law § 221.05. A single violation of § 221.05 will be a sufficient basis for filing a PINS petition.

Juvenile Delinquents and Juvenile Offenders
- The superintendent is required to refer the following students to the County Attorney for a juvenile delinquency proceeding before the Family Court:
  1. Any student under the age of 16 who is found to have brought a weapon to school, or
  2. Any student 14 or 15 years old who qualifies for juvenile offender status under the Criminal Procedure Law §1.20 (42).
- The superintendent is required to refer students age 16 and older or any student 14 or 15 years old who qualifies for juvenile offender status to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.