Section 341.2. Presence of respondent and his parent  


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  • 1. The respondent and
      his counsel or law guardian shall be personally present at  any  hearing
      under this article and at the initial appearance.
        2.  If a respondent conducts himself in so disorderly and disruptive a
      manner that the hearing cannot be carried on with him in the  courtroom,
      the  court  may order a recess for the purpose of enabling his parent or
      other person responsible for his care and his law guardian or counsel to
      exercise full efforts to assist the respondent to conduct himself so  as
      to  permit  the  proceedings  to  resume  in  an orderly manner. If such
      efforts fail, the respondent may be removed from the courtroom if, after
      he is warned by the court that he will be  removed,  he  continues  such
      disorderly and disruptive conduct. Such time shall not extend beyond the
      minimum period necessary to restore order.
        3.  The  respondent's  parent or other person responsible for his care
      shall be present at any hearing under this article and  at  the  initial
      appearance. However, the court shall not be prevented from proceeding by
      the  absence  of  such  parent  or  person if reasonable and substantial
      effort has been made to notify such parent or other person  and  if  the
      respondent and his law guardian or counsel are present.