K.S. v. State

K.S., adjudicated delinquent upon her violation of probation, appeals the disposition order on grounds that the trial court erred in committing her to a high-risk residential facility, a departure from the Department of Juvenile Justice’s (DJJ) recommendations. We affirm.

In ordering that K.S. be placed at a restrictiveness level higher than that recommended by the DJJ, the trial court stated its reasons for disagreeing with the DJJ recommendation.

Initially, K.S. pled guilty to the charge of battery on a police officer. The charge stemmed from an incident at middle school in which a school…