People in Interest of CAG

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

In this delinquency action concerning the child, C.A.G., the Las Animas County Department of Social Services (Department) appeals the trial court’s order which granted it legal custody and required it to provide the child with an appropriate education while concurrently placing physical custody with the child’s parent and grandparent. We reverse and remand.

C.A.G. was adjudicated a delinquent after pleading guilty to possession of a handgun by a juvenile and possession of a deadly weapon on school grounds. As a result of these offenses, he was also expelled from school…