Sec. 9. (a) The governing body of each school corporation shall designate the appropriate individuals to attend the exit interviews for students described in section 6(3) of this chapter.
(b) A student who is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age is bound by the requirements of compulsory school attendance and may not withdraw from school before graduation unless:
(1) the student, the student's parent, and the principal agree to the withdrawal;
(2) the student provides written acknowledgment of the withdrawal that meets the requirements of subsection (c) and the:
(A) student's parent; and
(B) school principal;
each provide written consent for the student to withdraw from school; and
(3) the withdrawal is due to:
(A) financial hardship and the individual must be employed to support the individual's family or a dependent;
(B) illness; or
(C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the student.
(c) A written acknowledgment of withdrawal under subsection (b) must include a statement that the student and the student's parent understand that withdrawing from school is likely to:
(1) reduce the student's future earnings; and
(2) increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed in the future.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17(i), (j).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.185-2006, SEC.12; P.L.1-2010, SEC.80; P.L.233-2015, SEC.247.
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