A teenage boy who grabbed and dragged a female fellow student in a school hallway committed a delinquent act but does not need supervision, a divided state appeals panel ruled last week, reversing a Family Court judge's order of 12 months' probation and ordering the case adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.
The 3-2 Appellate Division, First Department, panel, in a Sept. 17 order in In re Narvanda S., 9746, said that the order of probation was not the least restrictive available alternative for the boy, given that he had no history with the juvenile justice system.
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