In re Giovanni C. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

Giovanni C. does not like attending school. After being declared an habitual truant by his school district, truancy mediation with the probation officer and the

1 prosecuting attorney failed to correct the problem. This led to the prosecuting attorney filing a wardship petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 601, subdivision (b). On May 4, 2012, Giovanni admitted the allegations of the petitions, expressly acknowledging that he was in court “because of my lack of going to school,” and that he would “be ordered to attend school each day, every day, every class, on time.” His admission came after the court told him, “If you were to violate court orders, you could be ordered to participate in the weekend training academy. [¶] . . . [¶] And you could spend time in juvenile hall on the weekends if you were to violate court orders.” Giovanni was declared a ward of the juvenile court, and admitted to probation upon specified conditions, among which were: “You‟re to attend school each day, every day, every class, on time and remain in those classes while they are in session. [¶] You‟re not to leave school until you finish your classes. [¶] You are to notify your…