U.C. v. State

Full title: U.C., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Oct 21, 1998

719 So. 2d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

Opinion

No. 98-180.

October 21, 1998.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Lester Langer, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Lisa Walsh, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Alison B. Cutler, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and FLETCHER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

In F.A.T. v. State, 690 So.2d 1347 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997), the First District held that public school attendance records, including records of absences, are protected from disclosure. § 228.093(3)(d), Fla. Stat. (1997). Although this privilege is subject to certain exceptions, none are applicable to this case. In the instant case, however, the juvenile waived this privilege when he informed the trial court that he had failed to attend school. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's order finding the juvenile in indirect criminal contempt.

Affirmed.