In Re J.H., Juvenile

¶ 1. This is an appeal from an adjudication that the minor J.H. was a child in need of care and supervision (CHINS) for being “habitually and without justification truant from compulsory school attendance,” pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 5102(3)(D). J.H. contends: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the findings; and (2) the court improperly shifted the burden of proof on the question of whether she was habitually truant “without justification.” For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment.

¶ 2. The record evidence may be summarized as follows. On February 17, 2012, the State…