A Concerted Effort

By Deborah L. Cohen

Fifteen-year-old Ivan Dietz breezes into his classroom in Grand Forks, N.D., still shivering from the biting October wind as he sheds his coat and drops it on a hook by the door.

As he heads for his desk, the defiant young man announces to anyone listening that his mother's mad at him again. He missed curfew last night. His tone is boastful, but he's clearly worried about what this latest slip might mean for his weekend plans.

Truth be known, Ivan will have to answer to more than his mom. As a student in Valley Junior High's day-treatment program, he'll have to make his...

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