Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 33. Students: General Provisions

20-33-2-10. Enrollment Documentation; Notice to Clearinghouse for Information on Missing Children - Sec. 10. (a) Each public school shall and each private...

20-33-2-11. Driver's License or Learner's Permit for Habitual Truants - Sec. 11. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-24 concerning the minimum requirements...

20-33-2-12. Nonpublic, Nonaccredited, and Nonapproved Schools; Curriculum or Content Requirements; Student Enrollment or Participation - Sec. 12. (a) A school that is: (1) nonpublic; (2)...

20-33-2-13. High School Transcripts; Required Contents - Sec. 13. (a) A school corporation shall record or include...

20-33-2-14. Compulsory Attendance; School Corporation Policy; Exceptions; Service as Page or Honoree of General Assembly - Sec. 14. (a) This section and sections 15 through 17.5...

20-33-2-15. Attendance Exception; Service on Precinct Election Board or for Political Candidates or Parties - Sec. 15. (a) The governing body of a school corporation...

20-33-2-16. Attendance Exception; Witness in Judicial Proceeding - Sec. 16. The governing body of a school corporation or...

20-33-2-17. Attendance Exception; Duty With Indiana National Guard - Sec. 17. The governing body of a school corporation or...

20-33-2-17.2. Attendance Exception; Duty With Indiana Wing of Civil Air Patrol - Sec. 17.2. The governing body of a school corporation or...

20-33-2-17.5. Compulsory School Attendance; Exceptions; Educationally Related Nonclassroom Activity; Nonclassroom Activity - Sec. 17.5. (a) The governing body of a school corporation...

20-33-2-17.7. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Exhibiting or Participating in State Fair - Sec. 17.7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...

20-33-2-18. Parent to Produce Certificate of Child's Incapacity on Demand - Sec. 18. (a) If a parent of a student does...

20-33-2-19. Attendance; Public School Children; Religious Instruction - Sec. 19. (a) When the parent of a student who...

20-33-2-20. Attendance Records - Sec. 20. (a) An accurate daily record of the attendance...

20-33-2-21. Attendance Reports - Sec. 21. (a) Each principal or school administrator in a...

20-33-2-22. List of Students No Longer Enrolled - Sec. 22. (a) Not later than fifteen (15) school days...

20-33-2-23. Powers of Certain Officers to Take Children Into Custody - Sec. 23. (a) Each school attendance officer, sheriff, marshal, and...

20-33-2-24. Principal; Duties When Truant Child Received - Sec. 24. (a) When a child is delivered into the...

20-33-2-25. Habitual Absence From School; Report to Juvenile Intake Officer or Department of Child Services - Sec. 25. The superintendent or an attendance officer having jurisdiction...

20-33-2-26. Enforcement of Chapter - Sec. 26. (a) It is the duty of each: (1)...

20-33-2-27. Compulsory Attendance; Parent's Responsibility - Sec. 27. (a) It is unlawful for a parent to...

20-33-2-28. Compulsory Attendance for Full Term; Duty of Parent - Sec. 28. (a) This section does not apply during a...

20-33-2-28.5. Requirements for Exit Interview; Reporting Requirement - Sec. 28.5. (a) This section applies to an individual: (1)...

20-33-2-28.6. Transfer to Nonaccredited Nonpublic School; Acknowledgment of Legal Requirements; Notification to Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Sec. 28.6. (a) This section applies to a high school...

20-33-2-28.7. Department's Compilation of Statistics Concerning Likely Consequences of Withdrawing From School Before Graduation - Sec. 28.7. (a) The department of education shall compile and...

20-33-2-29. Children in Certain Institutions or Facilities; Compulsory School Attendance; Reimbursement for Space Used Within Facilities for Court Placed Student Expenses - Sec. 29. (a) It is unlawful for a person operating...

20-33-2-30. Separate Attendance District; Requirement - Sec. 30. A school corporation having an ADA of at...

20-33-2-31. Attendance Officers; Appointment - Sec. 31. (a) The governing body of each school corporation...

20-33-2-32. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-5.] As added...

20-33-2-33. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-6.] As added...

20-33-2-34. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-6.1.] As added...

20-33-2-35. Ex Officio Attendance Officers - Sec. 35. If the governing body of a school corporation...

20-33-2-36. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-8.] As added...

20-33-2-37. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-9.] As added...

20-33-2-38. Attendance Officers; Appointment of Additional Officers - Sec. 38. Any school corporation or school corporations may appoint...

20-33-2-39. Attendance Officers; Duties - Sec. 39. An attendance officer has the following duties: (1)...

20-33-2-40. Attendance Officers; Special Powers - Sec. 40. (a) Each attendance officer may serve original and...

20-33-2-41. Attendance Officers; Licensing Required; Exception - Sec. 41. With the exception of ex officio attendance officers,...

20-33-2-42. Attendance; Duties of Secretary of Education - Sec. 42. The secretary of education shall: (1) prescribe duties...

20-33-2-43. State Attendance Officer; Appointment; Removal; Duties; Powers - Sec. 43. (a) The secretary of education shall appoint a...

20-33-2-44. Penalty - Sec. 44. (a) This section does not apply to section...

20-33-2-45. State Board; Supervision; Rules - Sec. 45. (a) The state board shall exercise general supervision...

20-33-2-46. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Physical or Mental Fitness - Sec. 46. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a...

20-33-2-47. School Corporations; Notification of Absences; Reports to Local Health Departments - Sec. 47. (a) A school corporation may develop and implement...

Chapter 3. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.147-2020,...

Chapter 4. Legal Settlement and Transfer of Students

20-33-4-1. Legal Settlement and Transfer of Students and Transfer Tuition - Sec. 1. The law governing legal settlement and transfer of...

Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students

20-33-5-1. Definitions; Family Income to Be Used to Determine Financial Eligibility - Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "school corporation"...

20-33-5-2. Procedures to Qualify for Assistance; Financial Eligibility Standard - Sec. 2. The department shall adopt procedures that must be...

20-33-5-3. Qualified Parents; Payment of Fees by School Corporation; Reimbursement - Sec. 3. (a) If a parent of a child or...

20-33-5-4. Application Forms - Sec. 4. The department shall provide each school corporation with...

20-33-5-5. Notice to Parents - Sec. 5. All school corporations must give notice in nontechnical...

20-33-5-6. Assistance in Completion of Forms; Determination of Financial Eligibility; Appeal; Hearing - Sec. 6. (a) All school corporations must give appropriate application...

20-33-5-7. Public Schools; Textbook Assistance; State Reimbursement - Sec. 7. (a) If a determination is made that the...

20-33-5-7.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.37-2014, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.259.

20-33-5-8. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-9.1.] As added...

20-33-5-9. Nonpublic Schools; Textbook Assistance; State Reimbursement - Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "accredited nonpublic...

20-33-5-9.5. Reimbursement Formula - Sec. 9.5. (a) This section applies to reimbursements made under...

20-33-5-10. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-9.6.] As added...

20-33-5-11. Failure of Parent to Pay Fees; Small Claims Court Representation - Sec. 11. (a) A school corporation may not: (1) withhold...

20-33-5-12. Payment of Fees for Unqualified Individuals - Sec. 12. Under extraordinary circumstances, the township trustee may pay...

20-33-5-13. Shoes and Clothing; Financial Assistance; Clothing Bank; Establishment by School Corporation - Sec. 13. (a) Financial assistance for shoes and clothing shall...

20-33-5-14. School Curricular Material Reimbursement Contingency Fund - Sec. 14. (a) The school curricular materials reimbursement contingency fund...

20-33-5-15. Assistance in Completion of Twenty-First Century Scholars Program Enrollment Form - Sec. 15. (a) Each school corporation shall provide each student...

Chapter 6. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.233-2015,...

Chapter 7. Parental Access to Student Records

20-33-7-1. "Education Records" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "education records" means...

20-33-7-2. Custodial and Noncustodial Parents; Equal Access; Exceptions - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a...

20-33-7-3. Report of Educational Records Without Parental Consent - Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "juvenile justice...

20-33-7-4. Report of Records Without Parental Consent; Health or Safety Emergency - Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "appropriate officials"...

Chapter 8. Student Discipline

20-33-8-0.2. "Bullying" - Sec. 0.2. (a) As used in this chapter, "bullying" means...

20-33-8-0.5. "Physician" - Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "physician" means an...

20-33-8-1. "Principal" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "principal" includes a...

20-33-8-2. "Educational Function" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "educational function" means...

20-33-8-3. "Expulsion" - Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "expulsion" means...

20-33-8-4. "School Purposes" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school purposes" refers...

20-33-8-5. "School Property" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school property" means...

20-33-8-6. "Superintendent" Includes Superintendent's Designee - Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "superintendent" includes a...

20-33-8-7. "Suspension" - Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "suspension" means...

20-33-8-8. Duty and Powers of School Corporation to Supervise and Discipline Students - Sec. 8. (a) Student supervision and the desirable behavior of...

20-33-8-9. Disciplinary Powers of Teachers and School Staff Members - Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to an individual who:...

20-33-8-10. Disciplinary Powers of Principals - Sec. 10. (a) A principal may take action concerning the...

20-33-8-11. Disciplinary Powers of Superintendents and Administrative Staff Members - Sec. 11. A: (1) superintendent; or (2) member of the...

20-33-8-12. Adoption of Discipline Rules; Publicity Requirement; Discipline Policy Regulations and Guidelines; Delegation of Authority; Rulemaking Powers of Governing Body - Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided under IC 20-33-8-16, the...

20-33-8-13. Possession and Self-Administration of Medication Permitted - Sec. 13. (a) Discipline rules adopted under section 12 of...

20-33-8-13.5. Discipline Rules Prohibiting Bullying Required - Sec. 13.5. (a) Discipline rules adopted by the governing body...

20-33-8-14. Grounds for Suspension or Expulsion - Sec. 14. (a) The following are the grounds for student...

20-33-8-15. Unlawful Activity by Student - Sec. 15. In addition to the grounds specified in section...

20-33-8-16. Possession of Firearms, Deadly Weapons, or Destructive Devices - Sec. 16. (a) As used in this section, "firearm" has...

20-33-8-17. Student's Legal Settlement Not in Attendance Area - Sec. 17. A student may be expelled from school if...

20-33-8-18. Maximum Term of Suspension; Procedure; Student Assignments - Sec. 18. (a) A principal may suspend a student for...

20-33-8-19. Expulsion Procedure; Appeals; Preparation of List - Sec. 19. (a) A superintendent of a school corporation may...

20-33-8-20. Maximum Term of Expulsion; Reenrollment in Alternative Program After Expulsion or Exclusion; Reinstatement Review - Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in section 16 of...

20-33-8-21. Scope of Judicial Review - Sec. 21. Judicial review of a governing body's action under...

20-33-8-22. Effectiveness of Statute During Judicial Review - Sec. 22. An expulsion that has been upheld by a...

20-33-8-23. Suspension Pending Expulsion Decision - Sec. 23. The superintendent or the person designated by the...

20-33-8-24. Requirements for Reenrollment After Expulsion - Sec. 24. (a) This section applies to a student who:...

20-33-8-25. Additional Disciplinary Actions Authorized - Sec. 25. (a) This section applies to an individual who:...

20-33-8-26. Rules Requiring Participation in Disciplinary Action by Person Caring for Dependent Student - Sec. 26. (a) The governing body of a school corporation...

20-33-8-27. Supplemental Procedures Authorized - Sec. 27. The governing body of a school corporation may...

20-33-8-28. Waiver of Rights - Sec. 28. Any rights granted to a student or a...

20-33-8-29. Special Schools - Sec. 29. (a) As used in this section, "special school"...

20-33-8-30. Enrollment in Another School Corporation or Charter School During Period of Expulsion or Proposed Expulsion - Sec. 30. (a) This section applies to the following: (1)...

20-33-8-31. Effect of Suspension or Expulsion on Compulsory Attendance Laws - Sec. 31. (a) If a student is suspended from school...

20-33-8-32. Locker Searches - Sec. 32. (a) A school corporation must provide each: (1)...

20-33-8-33. Submission of Information to Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Sec. 33. Before February 1 and before October 1 of...

20-33-8-34. Disciplinary Action for Students With Disabilities - Sec. 34. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a suspension, an...

Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases

20-33-8.5-1. Applicability - Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a nonpublic...

20-33-8.5-2. Agreement Between Superintendent and Court Having Juvenile Jurisdiction - Sec. 2. A superintendent and a court having juvenile jurisdiction...

20-33-8.5-3. Agreement; Court's Responsibilities - Sec. 3. The agreement may require that a court do...

20-33-8.5-4. Agreement; School Corporation's Responsibilities - Sec. 4. (a) The agreement may require that a school...

20-33-8.5-5. Agreement; Payment of Expenses - Sec. 5. The agreement must provide how the expenses of...

20-33-8.5-6. Informal Hearing Before Court - Sec. 6. A student shall be given an informal hearing...

20-33-8.5-7. Hearing Not a Determination of Whether Student Is Child in Need of Services - Sec. 7. A hearing under this chapter is not a...

20-33-8.5-8. Presence of Parent or Guardian at Hearing - Sec. 8. A parent or guardian has the right to...

20-33-8.5-9. Appearance of Student Not to Be Used in Subsequent Court Proceedings - Sec. 9. A student's appearance in court under this chapter...

20-33-8.5-10. Expungement of Court Record - Sec. 10. All records of the student's court appearance shall...

20-33-8.5-11. Student With Disability; Procedural Requirements - Sec. 11. Notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, a suspension,...

20-33-8.5-12. Child Not Deprived of Due Process Rights - Sec. 12. This chapter does not deprive a child of...

Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements

20-33-9-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. Sections 5 through 9 of this chapter apply...

20-33-9-1.3. "Battery" - Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "battery" refers to:...

20-33-9-1.5. "Harassment" - Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "harassment" refers to...

20-33-9-2. "Intimidation" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "intimidation" refers to...

20-33-9-3. "Member of the Administrative Staff" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "member of the...

20-33-9-4. "Threat" - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "threat" has the...

20-33-9-5. Controlled Substance Violations; Reports by School Employees - Sec. 5. If a person other than a member of...

20-33-9-6. Controlled Substance Violations; Reports by Members of Administrative Staffs - Sec. 6. A member of the administrative staff who, based...

20-33-9-7. Privileged or Confidential Information - Sec. 7. A report is not required under sections 5...

20-33-9-8. Immunity From Civil Liability; Presumption of Good Faith - Sec. 8. (a) A person, other than a person who...

20-33-9-9. Programs to Implement Chapter - Sec. 9. The law enforcement agencies and the school corporations...

20-33-9-10. Duty to Report Threat - Sec. 10. In addition to any other duty to report...

20-33-9-10.5. Criminal Organization Activity; Duty to Report; Maintaining Safe School Environment - Sec. 10.5. (a) This section does not apply to a...

20-33-9-11. Procedure to Make Report - Sec. 11. (a) If an individual who is required to...

20-33-9-12. Relief of Obligation to Report - Sec. 12. This chapter does not relieve an individual of...

20-33-9-13. Oral Report to Local Law Enforcement Agency - Sec. 13. An individual who has a duty under sections...

20-33-9-14. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 15 of this...

20-33-9-15. Liability - Sec. 15. An individual who has acted maliciously or in...

20-33-9-16. Good Faith - Sec. 16. An individual making a report under sections 10...

Chapter 10. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.233-2015,...

Chapter 11. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.268.

Chapter 12. Indiana Student Religious Civil Liberties

20-33-12-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all public schools, including...

20-33-12-2. Prohibition of Discrimination - Sec. 2. A public school shall not discriminate against a...

20-33-12-3. Expression of Religious Beliefs in School Work - Sec. 3. Students may express their beliefs about religion in...

20-33-12-4. Religious Expression at School - Sec. 4. (a) Public school students may pray or engage...

20-33-12-5. Establishment of Model Policy - Sec. 5. (a) The department, in collaboration with the attorney...

20-33-12-6. Prohibition on Required Participation in Religious Activities - Sec. 6. This chapter shall not be construed to authorize...

20-33-12-7. Behavior Contrary to Citizenship or Moral Instruction - Sec. 7. This chapter may not be construed to prohibit...

20-33-12-8. Severability - Sec. 8. The provisions of this chapter are severable as...

Chapter 13. Athletic Teams and Sports

20-33-13-1. Application - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) An...

20-33-13-2. "Association" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "association" has the...

20-33-13-3. "Public School" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public school" means...

20-33-13-4. Athletic Team or Sport Designation; Participation on Athletic Team or Sport Prohibited - Sec. 4. (a) A school corporation, public school, nonpublic school,...

20-33-13-5. Submission of Grievance; Procedure - Sec. 5. (a) A student or parent of a student...

20-33-13-6. Civil Action; Adverse Action Prohibited - Sec. 6. (a) If a school corporation, public school, nonpublic...

20-33-13-7. Award of Injunctive Relief, Damages, or Costs - Sec. 7. The court may award to a student who...

20-33-13-8. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 8. A school corporation, a public school, a nonpublic...

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Indiana Code Title 20. Education Article 33. Students: General Provisions

Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 33. Students: General Provisions