Coronavirus: Clark County Juvenile Court receives $13K for technology upgrades

The Clark County Juvenile Court has been awarded $13,784 from the Ohio Supreme Court in order to purchase “emergency technology,” needed due to the COID-19 outbreak, according to a statement from the court. Bill Lackey/STAFF

The Clark County Juvenile Court has been awarded $13,784 from the Ohio Supreme Court in order to purchase “emergency technology,” needed due to the COID-19 outbreak, according to a statement from the court. Bill Lackey/STAFF
By Riley Newton
April 22, 2020
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The Clark County Juvenile Court has been awarded $13,784 from the Ohio Supreme Court in order to purchase “emergency technology,” needed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the court.

The funds were awarded to the juvenile court in early April. According to the Ohio Supreme Court, the funds must be used to “provide the public remote access to the court,” the statement said.

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“The awarded funds will be used by the Court to purchase ZOOM licenses, web cameras, TV’s for the courtrooms and laptops,” the statement said.

The Clark County Juvenile Court has had to reassign almost all hearings, mediations and trials as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the statement said.

“With the tech grant award, the Clark County Juvenile Court can conduct hearings, mediations and trials with many of the participants appearing by video conference,” the statement said. “As the Clark County community complies with (Gov. Mike DeWine’s stay-at-home order), this grant will allow the Court to support that effort while still providing children, families and attorneys access tot hearings, mediations and trials.”

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