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IN THE INTEREST OF ANGELA H.

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287 S.C. 598 (1986)

340 S.E.2d 544

In the Interest of ANGELA H., a Minor Under the Age of Seventeen Years, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defender Elizabeth C. Fullwood, and Mark D. Stokes, both of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Carlisle Roberts, Jr., Columbia, and Solicitor J. DuPre Miller, Bennettsville, for respondent.

Heard Jan. 7, 1986.

Decided Feb. 24, 1986.

GREGORY, Justice:

Appellant Angela H. was adjudicated a delinquent because she had 21 unexcused absences from school. This appeal followed. We reverse.

Appellant's first contention is the Family Court erred in including as unexcused absences for the purposes of the compulsory attendance law1 13 days she was under suspension. We agree.

Section 59-65-80 of the Code...

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