R.B. v. State

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-Respondent R.B. ("R.B.") appeals his delinquent child adjudication for truancy, a status offense.1 We affirm.

Issue

R.B. raises one issue, which we restate as whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain his adjudication.

Facts and Procedural History

In the fall of 2004, R.B. was an eighth grader at T.C. Howe Academy ("Howe") in Indianapolis, Indiana. During that fall semester, he had numerous unexeused absences.

On November 80, 2004, RB. was charged with the status offense of truancy for violating the compulsory school attendance law. A denial hearing…