IN RE: JOAN V. (2008)

Order of disposition, Family Court, Bronx County (Sidney Gribetz, J.), entered on or about June 6, 2007, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent, upon his admission that he committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute assault in the third degree, and imposed a conditional discharge for a period of 9 months, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying appellant's request for a dismissal or an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, and instead adjudicating him a juvenile delinquent and imposing a conditional discharge (see Matter of Jonaivy Q., 286 A.D.2d 645, 730 N.Y.S.2d 435 [2001] ), which, given the fact that the incident took place in a school and resulted in a serious injury to a fellow student, was the least restrictive alternative (see Matter of Katherine W., 62 N.Y.2d 947, 948, 479 N.Y.S.2d 190, 468 N.E.2d 28 [1984] ).