Opinion
October 16, 1997
Appeal from the Family Court, New York County (Leah Marks, J.).
The court applied the appropriate standard, to wit, proof by a preponderance of the evidence ( Matter of Alpheaus M., 168 A.D.2d 208, 209). Appellant's attendance records were properly admitted (CPLR 2307, 4518; Education Law § 3211). The court's determination that the least restrictive alternative for appellant was placement was supported by appellant's failure to show any improvement, as indicated by his violation of every condition of his probation, and by the conclusions of appellant's probation officer and the examining psychologist ( see, Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947).
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Wallach, Nardelli, Tom and Colabella, JJ.