In Re B. M. H.

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

On May 13, 1983, the appellant, a child under 17 years of age, was in the eighth grade at Ashworth Middle School in Gordon County, Georgia, when she and four of her classmates were caught smoking marijuana in the girl’s rest room. On June 26, 1985, the appellant and the other four girls were brought before the Gordon County Juvenile Court for a delinquency hearing. All of the juveniles were accompanied by a parent at the hearing. At the outset, the court stated the following: “[Y]ou young ladies have had petitions filed against you alleging that you are a delinquent…