DHRS v. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

No. 92-1600.

618 So.2d 331 (1993)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. The SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Starr of Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Orlando, for appellant.

Ned N. Julian, Jr. of Stenstrom, McIntosh, Julian, Colbert, Whigham & Simmons, P.A., Sanford, for appellee.


HARRIS, Judge.

The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services ("HRS") has appealed the lower court's adjudication of T.J.C. as a child in need of services. The issue is whether a school board may commence a proceeding as described in section 232.19(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1991):

In case a child becomes a habitual truant, the school administration shall file with the circuit court a complaint alleging the facts and the child shall be dealt with as a...

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