Sec. 28.6. (a) This section applies to a high school student who is transferring to a nonaccredited nonpublic school.
(b) Before a student withdraws from a public school, the principal of the student's school shall provide to the student and to the student's parent information on a form developed by the department and approved by the state board that explains the legal requirements of attending a nonaccredited nonpublic school located in Indiana. The principal and a parent of the student shall both sign the form to acknowledge that the parent understands the content of the form.
(c) If the parent of the student refuses to sign the form provided by the principal under subsection (b), the student is considered a dropout and the principal may report the student to the bureau of motor vehicles for action under section 28.5(g) of this chapter. The student is considered a dropout for purposes of calculating a high school's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13-10.
As added by P.L.268-2013, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.147-2020, SEC.8.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 33. Students: General Provisions
Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance
20-33-2-4. Compulsory Attendance
20-33-2-6. Students Required to Attend
20-33-2-7. Minimum Age for Kindergarten Enrollment; Appeals
20-33-2-8. Students Not Bound by Requirements
20-33-2-9. Exit Interviews; Withdrawal Requirements
20-33-2-10. Enrollment Documentation; Notice to Clearinghouse for Information on Missing Children
20-33-2-11. Driver's License or Learner's Permit for Habitual Truants
20-33-2-13. High School Transcripts; Required Contents
20-33-2-16. Attendance Exception; Witness in Judicial Proceeding
20-33-2-17. Attendance Exception; Duty With Indiana National Guard
20-33-2-17.2. Attendance Exception; Duty With Indiana Wing of Civil Air Patrol
20-33-2-17.7. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Exhibiting or Participating in State Fair
20-33-2-18. Parent to Produce Certificate of Child's Incapacity on Demand
20-33-2-19. Attendance; Public School Children; Religious Instruction
20-33-2-20. Attendance Records
20-33-2-21. Attendance Reports
20-33-2-22. List of Students No Longer Enrolled
20-33-2-23. Powers of Certain Officers to Take Children Into Custody
20-33-2-24. Principal; Duties When Truant Child Received
20-33-2-26. Enforcement of Chapter
20-33-2-27. Compulsory Attendance; Parent's Responsibility
20-33-2-28. Compulsory Attendance for Full Term; Duty of Parent
20-33-2-28.5. Requirements for Exit Interview; Reporting Requirement
20-33-2-30. Separate Attendance District; Requirement
20-33-2-31. Attendance Officers; Appointment
20-33-2-35. Ex Officio Attendance Officers
20-33-2-38. Attendance Officers; Appointment of Additional Officers
20-33-2-39. Attendance Officers; Duties
20-33-2-40. Attendance Officers; Special Powers
20-33-2-41. Attendance Officers; Licensing Required; Exception
20-33-2-42. Attendance; Duties of Secretary of Education
20-33-2-43. State Attendance Officer; Appointment; Removal; Duties; Powers
20-33-2-45. State Board; Supervision; Rules
20-33-2-46. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Physical or Mental Fitness
20-33-2-47. School Corporations; Notification of Absences; Reports to Local Health Departments