Opinion ID: 2076375
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Darvanion

Text: At the time of the disposition hearing of Darvanion, DJS had been ordered by the court to refer him to Glen Mills and had been further ordered to send him to the school for a diagnostic evaluation upon Glen Mills' offer to perform the evaluation without payment. The juvenile counselor submitted a memorandum recommending placement in the Youth Centers. The counselor averred in the memorandum: If I genuinely believed that Glen Mills was the only program to meet this young man's needs, I would not hesitate to recommend it, and I would do so, even in the face of the extant budget crunch, with all the persuasive power I could muster. However, I do not believe this is true in this case and I frankly think it would be cavalier and fiscally irresponsible in light of present economic realities, to make such a recommendation when a perfectly acceptable program, already budgeted for, exists. Nevertheless, after a hearing at which no testimony was taken, the court committed Darvanion to the DJS with the command that he be placed in Glen Mills. The petition of DJS to modify or vacate the order was denied upon hearing.