Florida Juvenile Procedure Rule 8.870
RULE 8.870. ORDER
(a) Requirement to Attend School. If the court determines
that a student did miss any of the alleged days, the court shall
order the student to attend school and the parent, guardian, legal
custodian, or, if the student is in foster care, the case manager, to
ensure that the student attends school.
(b) Other Sanctions. If the court determines that a student
did miss any of the alleged days, the court may order any of the
following:
(1) The student to participate in alternative sanctions
to include mandatory attendance at alternative classes to be
followed by mandatory community service hours for up to six
months;
(2) The student or the student’s parent, guardian, or
legal custodian, to participate in homemaker or parent aid services;
(3) The student or the student’s parent, guardian, or
legal custodian to participate in and complete intensive crisis
counseling and/or community mental health services;
(4) The student and the student’s parent, guardian, or
legal custodian to participate in services provided by voluntary or
community agencies as available;
(5) The student or the student’s parent, guardian, or
legal custodian to participate in vocational, job training, or
employment services.
(c) Referral to Case Staffing Committee. If the student
does not successfully complete the sanctions ordered, the case shall
be referred to the case staffing committee, with a recommendation
to file a child in need of services petition under Chapter 984, Florida
Statutes.
(d) Participation by Parent, Guardian, Legal Custodian,
or Student. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian and the
student shall participate as ordered or required by the court, in any
sanction or services ordered pursuant to this rule.
(e) Enforcement by Contempt. The court shall enforce
such requirements through its contempt power, pursuant to
Chapter 984, Florida Statutes.
PART VI. FORMS FOR USE WITH RULES OF JUVENILE
PROCEDURE
The following forms are sufficient for the matters that are
covered by them. So long as the substance is expressed without
prolixity, the forms may be varied to meet the facts of a particular
case. Captions, verifications, and certificates of service, except for
the designation of the paper, are omitted from most forms. General
forms for these are provided at the beginning of the forms.
Publisher’s Note
The Florida Supreme Court’s per curiam opinion of December
24, 1980 (393 So.2d 1077) in which the forms appear provides:
“Nothing in the Forms shall be deemed to be a part of these Rules.”
Committee Note
1991 Amendment. These forms have been updated to
conform to revisions to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, and the
Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. As the court has stated before,
the forms are not intended to be part of the rules and are provided
for convenience only.
A. GENERAL FORMS
(a) Requirement to Attend School. If the court determines
that a student did miss any of the alleged days, the court shall
order the student to attend school and the parent, guardian, legal
custodian, or, if the student is in foster care, the case manager, to
ensure that the student attends school.
(b) Other Sanctions. If the court determines that a student
did miss any of the alleged days, the court may order any of the
following:
(1) The student to participate in alternative sanctions
to include mandatory attendance at alternative classes to be
followed by mandatory community service hours for up to six
months;
(2) The student or the student’s parent, guardian, or
legal custodian, to participate in homemaker or parent aid services;
(3) The student or the student’s parent, guardian, or
legal custodian to participate in and complete intensive crisis
counseling and/or community mental health services;
(4) The student and the student’s parent, guardian, or
legal custodian to participate in services provided by voluntary or
community agencies as available;
(5) The student or the student’s parent, guardian, or
legal custodian to participate in vocational, job training, or
employment services.
(c) Referral to Case Staffing Committee. If the student
does not successfully complete the sanctions ordered, the case shall
be referred to the case staffing committee, with a recommendation
to file a child in need of services petition under Chapter 984, Florida
Statutes.
(d) Participation by Parent, Guardian, Legal Custodian,
or Student. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian and the
student shall participate as ordered or required by the court, in any
sanction or services ordered pursuant to this rule.
(e) Enforcement by Contempt. The court shall enforce
such requirements through its contempt power, pursuant to
Chapter 984, Florida Statutes.
PART VI. FORMS FOR USE WITH RULES OF JUVENILE
PROCEDURE
The following forms are sufficient for the matters that are
covered by them. So long as the substance is expressed without
prolixity, the forms may be varied to meet the facts of a particular
case. Captions, verifications, and certificates of service, except for
the designation of the paper, are omitted from most forms. General
forms for these are provided at the beginning of the forms.
Publisher’s Note
The Florida Supreme Court’s per curiam opinion of December
24, 1980 (393 So.2d 1077) in which the forms appear provides:
“Nothing in the Forms shall be deemed to be a part of these Rules.”
Committee Note
1991 Amendment. These forms have been updated to
conform to revisions to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, and the
Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. As the court has stated before,
the forms are not intended to be part of the rules and are provided
for convenience only.
A. GENERAL FORMS