article_snippet.sent: Looking for redemption: High school English teacher Nicole McDonough - seen here at McDonough first court appearance in January - has applied for a Pre-Trial Intervention program in hopes of having the charges against McDonough dropped .
article_snippet.sent: On Monday, McDonough applied for Morris County's Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program, which provides first-time, non-violent offenders with alternatives to traditional prosecution.
article_snippet.sent: Morris County's Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program, which provides first-time, non-violent offenders with alternatives to traditional prosecution requires a probationary period of one to three years and comes with a list of conditions that must be met.
article_snippet.sent: If McDonough is allowed to enter the PTI, McDonough may have to undergo random urine testing, pay restitution, and submit to psychological, drug and alcohol evaluations.
article_snippet.sent: If McDonough meets all the conditions and successfully completes the diversion program, all charges against McDonough would be dropped and McDonough criminal record would be expunged, reported NJ.com.
article_snippet.sent: If McDonough flunks out of Morris County's Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program, which provides first-time, non-violent offenders with alternatives to traditional prosecution, McDonough case will be returned to the court docket.
article_snippet.sent: Denise Arsenault, with the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, argued that the disgraced teacher would likely be ineligible for Morris County's Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program, which provides first-time, non-violent offenders with alternatives to traditional prosecution because of the trio of charges against McDonough.
article_snippet.sent: It will be up to a judge to decide on McDonough's application upon hearing arguments from prosecutors and the defendant's attorney.
article_snippet.sent: Strings attached: If McDonough, pictured in court in January, is allowed to enter the PTI, McDonough may have to undergo random urine testing, pay restitution, and submit to psychological, drug and alcohol evaluations .
highlights_snippet.sent: McDonough is now applying for Pre-Trail Intervention program in hopes of having McDonough criminal record expunged .