In the Interest of B.E.C. v. State

SMITH, Judge.

Appellants, minor children, appeal a final order issued by the circuit court below adjudicating them to be dependent children based upon the court’s finding that they were dependent truants, Chapters 39 and 232, Florida Statutes. They raise six issues on appeal, only one of which merits extended discussion. We reverse.

Prior to the 1984-1985 school year, the parents of these minor children disenrolled their children from the Bradford County public school system and began teaching them at home, utilizing material and curriculum obtained from a correspondence course published by an…