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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance › 20-33-2-43. State Attendance Officer; Appointment; Removal; Duties; Powers

Sec. 43. (a) The secretary of education shall appoint a state attendance officer. The state attendance officer serves at the pleasure of the secretary of education and may be removed by the secretary of education at any time.
(b) The state attendance officer shall:
(1) exercise general supervision over the attendance officers of Indiana;
(2) visit the various attendance districts throughout Indiana;
(3) inspect the work of the attendance officers; and
(4) investigate the manner in which this chapter is being enforced.
(c) The state attendance officer may initiate court action whenever necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.111.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance › 20-33-2-44. Penalty

Sec. 44. (a) This section does not apply to section 18 or 47 of this chapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, a person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-37.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.19; P.L.174-2021, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance › 20-33-2-45. State Board; Supervision; Rules

Sec. 45. (a) The state board shall exercise general supervision by resolution over the attendance system of the state.
(b) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 pertaining to the state attendance system and the enforcement of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-14 part.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance › 20-33-2-46. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Physical or Mental Fitness

Sec. 46. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a superintendent or school leader may exclude or excuse a student found mentally or physically unfit for school attendance. An exclusion or excuse under this section is valid only for the school year during which it is issued and shall not violate a student's right to a free and appropriate public education under federal law.
(b) A student may not be compelled to undergo any examination or treatment under this chapter when the student's parent objects on religious grounds, which consists of a good faith reliance on spiritual means or prayer for healing. The objection is not effective unless it is:
(1) made in writing;
(2) signed by the student's parent; and
(3) delivered to the student's teacher or to the individual who might order an examination or treatment absent the objection.
(c) If a physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist certifies that a student is fit for school attendance, the superintendent or school leader may not exclude or excuse that student. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit a school from disciplining a student pursuant to any legal authority, including but not limited to IC 20-33-8.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-19.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.41-2014, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance › 20-33-2-47. School Corporations; Notification of Absences; Reports to Local Health Departments

Sec. 47. (a) A school corporation may develop and implement a system of notifying the parent of a student when:
(1) the student fails to attend school; and
(2) the student does not have an excused absence for that day.
(b) A school corporation or a state accredited nonpublic school shall report to the local health department the percentage of student absences above a threshold determined by the department by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.
(c) If a school corporation implements a notification system under this chapter, the attendance officer or the attendance officer's designee shall make a reasonable effort to contact by telephone the parent of each student who has failed to attend school and does not have an excused absence for that day.
(d) If an attendance officer or an attendance officer's designee has made a reasonable effort to contact a parent under subsection (c), the school corporation is immune from liability for any damages suffered by the parent claimed because of failure to contact the parent.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-8.1-13-1; 20-8.1-13-2; 20-8.1-13-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 3. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations:
20-33-3-1formerly 20-8.1-4-0.520-33-3-2formerly 20-8.1-4-20(b)20-33-3-3formerly 20-8.1-4-20(c)20-33-3-4formerly 20-8.1-4-20(d)20-33-3-5formerly 20-8.1-4-120-33-3-6formerly 20-8.1-4-220-33-3-7formerly 20-8.1-4-3020-33-3-8formerly 20-8.1-4-420-33-3-9formerly 20-8.1-4-520-33-3-10formerly 20-8.1-4-720-33-3-11formerly 20-8.1-4-820-33-3-12formerly 20-8.1-4-1120-33-3-13formerly 20-8.1-4-1220-33-3-14formerly 20-8.1-4-1320-33-3-15formerly 20-8.1-4-1520-33-3-16formerly 20-8.1-4-1620-33-3-17formerly 20-8.1-4-1720-33-3-18formerly 20-8.1-4-1820-33-3-19formerly 20-8.1-4-1920-33-3-20formerly 20-8.1-4-3220-33-3-21formerly 20-8.1-4-20(a)20-33-3-22formerly 20-8.1-4-20(e)20-33-3-23formerly 20-8.1-4-20(f)20-33-3-24formerly 20-8.1-4-20(g)20-33-3-25formerly 20-8.1-4-20(h)20-33-3-26formerly 20-8.1-4-20(i)20-33-3-27formerly 20-8.1-4-20(j), (k)20-33-3-28formerly 20-8.1-4-20(l)20-33-3-29formerly 20-8.1-4-20(m)20-33-3-30formerly 20-8.1-4-20.520-33-3-31formerly 20-8.1-4-2120-33-3-32formerly 20-8.1-4-21.520-33-3-33formerly 20-8.1-4-2220-33-3-34formerly 20-8.1-4-2320-33-3-35formerly 20-8.1-4-2520-33-3-36formerly 20-8.1-4-25.520-33-3-37formerly 20-8.1-4-2620-33-3-38formerly 20-8.1-4-2920-33-3-39formerly 20-8.1-4-31(a)20-33-3-40formerly 20-8.1-4-31(a)20-33-3-41formerly 20-8.1-4-31(b)20-33-3-42formerly 20-8.1-4-31(e)20-33-3-43formerly 20-8.1-4-14.]
Repealed by P.L.147-2020, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › 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 students and transfer tuition is found at IC 20-26-11.
[2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › 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" includes a charter school.
(b) As used in this chapter, "governing body" includes the organizer of a charter school.
(c) The maximum monthly or annual gross income available to a family shall be used to determine financial eligibility for assistance under this chapter.
(d) In determining the eligibility of a seasonal worker for assistance under this chapter, an average shall be made of the family's income for the twelve (12) calendar months preceding the first day of the month in which the application is made.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-8.1-1-1; 20-8.1-1-2; 20-8.1-9-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-2. Procedures to Qualify for Assistance; Financial Eligibility Standard

Sec. 2. The department shall adopt procedures that must be followed by applicants in order for them to qualify for assistance under this chapter. These procedures must include obtaining information needed by the family and social services administration to determine if the recipient is a child who is a member of a qualifying family (as defined in IC 12-14-28-1), including the familial relationship of the child to the head of the household. The financial eligibility standard for an applicant under this chapter must be the same criteria used for determining eligibility for receiving free or reduced price lunches under the national school lunch program.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-3. Qualified Parents; Fees; Reasonable Fees for Lost or Significantly Damaged Curricular Materials

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a parent of a child or an emancipated minor who is enrolled in a public school in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 meets the financial eligibility standard under section 2 of this chapter, the parent or the emancipated minor may not be required to pay any fee required for the child's or emancipated minor's participation in a particular course of study. The fees shall be paid by the school corporation that the child attends.
(b) A school corporation may assess and collect a reasonable fee from a parent of a child or from an emancipated minor who is enrolled in a public school in the school corporation and meets the financial eligibility standard under section 2 of this chapter for any lost or significantly damaged curricular materials that were provided to the child or emancipated minor, as provided in IC 20-26-12-1(b).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.19; P.L.286-2013, SEC.112; P.L.201-2023, SEC.171.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-4. Application Forms

Sec. 4. The department shall provide each school corporation with sufficient application forms for assistance under this chapter. The state board of accounts shall prescribe the forms to be used.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-5. Notice to Parents

Sec. 5. All school corporations must give notice in nontechnical language and in a manner that can be reasonably expected to reach parents of students before the assessment and collection of any fees that are not fees for curricular materials. This notice must inform the parents of the following:
(1) The availability of assistance under this chapter.
(2) The eligibility standards under this chapter.
(3) The procedure for obtaining assistance, including the right and method of appeal.
(4) The availability of application forms at a designated school office.
(5) That the parents may be required to pay a reasonable fee for lost or significantly damaged curricular materials.
(6) The procedure for obtaining assistance under section 12 of this chapter, under IC 20-41-2-5(b), and under IC 20-42-3-10.
(7) The right to appeal an assessment of a fee for lost or significantly damaged curricular materials, including the procedure required.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 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 forms to parents who wish to apply for assistance under this chapter. The school shall provide assistance to those applicants who are unable to write or otherwise make a written application. The parent shall submit the completed application to the school corporation. The school corporation shall make a determination of financial eligibility.
(b) If the school corporation makes a determination that the parent is ineligible based on the information in the application, the school corporation shall give the parent written reasons for the denial and inform the parent of the right to request a hearing before the governing body of the school corporation or the governing body's designee. After the determination, the school corporation may bill the parent for the student's fees, but the school corporation may not take any legal action against the parent until the parent has had the opportunity to make an appeal in a hearing before the governing body of the school corporation or the governing body's designee. If the parent pays the fees based on the school corporation's determination, and after the appeal it is determined that the parent qualifies for assistance, the school corporation shall reimburse the parent.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-7. School Corporation Payment of Fees

Sec. 7. (a) If a determination is made that the applicant is eligible for assistance, the school corporation shall pay the cost of the student's required fees.
(b) Each school within a school corporation shall maintain complete and accurate information concerning the number of students determined to be eligible for assistance under this chapter. This information shall be provided to the department upon request.
(c) Parents receiving other governmental assistance or aid that considers educational needs in computing the entire amount of assistance granted may not be denied assistance if the applicant's total family income does not exceed the standards established by this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.20; P.L.229-2011, SEC.192; P.L.286-2013, SEC.113; P.L.201-2023, SEC.173.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-8. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-9.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.229-2011, SEC.275.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-9.5. Reimbursement Formula

Sec. 9.5. (a) This section applies to reimbursements made under this chapter in the state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2013.
(b) The amount of reimbursement that a school corporation or an accredited nonpublic school (as defined in section 9(a) of this chapter) is entitled to receive under section 7 or 9 of this chapter in a state fiscal year is equal to the amount determined in the following STEPS:
STEP ONE: Determine the amount appropriated to make reimbursements under this chapter for the state fiscal year.
STEP TWO: Determine the total number of eligible students for which reimbursement was requested under either section 7 or 9 of this chapter before November 1 of the previous calendar year by all school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools.
STEP THREE: Divide the result determined in STEP ONE by the number determined in STEP TWO.
STEP FOUR: Multiply:
(A) the STEP THREE result; by
(B) the number of eligible students for which reimbursement was requested under section 7 or 9 of this chapter before November 1 of the state fiscal year by the school corporation or the accredited nonpublic school.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.194. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.258; P.L.92-2020, SEC.80; P.L.201-2023, SEC.175.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-10. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-9.6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.229-2011, SEC.275.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-11. Failure of Parent to Pay Fees; Small Claims Court Representation

Sec. 11. (a) A school corporation may not:
(1) withhold curricular materials and supplies;
(2) require any special services from a child or emancipated minor; or
(3) deny the child or emancipated minor any benefit or privilege;
because the parent or emancipated minor fails to pay a required fee, including a reasonable fee for lost or significantly damaged curricular materials imposed under IC 20-26-12-1(b).
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a school corporation may take any action authorized by law to collect unpaid fees from parents who are determined to be ineligible for assistance, including recovery of reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in addition to a judgment award against those parents.
(c) A school corporation may designate a full-time employee of the school corporation to represent the school corporation in a small claims court action under subsection (b) if the claim does not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). The employee designated under this subsection is not required to be an attorney.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.115; P.L.251-2017, SEC.15; P.L.201-2023, SEC.176.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-12. Payment of Fees for Unqualified Individuals

Sec. 12. Under extraordinary circumstances, the township trustee may pay for the fees enumerated in section 3 of this chapter for individuals who do not otherwise qualify under the financial eligibility standard established in this chapter. Assistance in such cases may be provided by the township trustee under IC 12-20.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 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 be provided directly by the township trustee under IC 12-20 to parents who do not have sufficient means to furnish the shoes and clothing needed by the children to attend school.
(b) A school corporation may establish a clothing bank to provide for children's clothing needs on an emergency basis.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 20-33-5-14. School Curricular Materials Reimbursement Contingency Fund

Sec. 14. (a) The school curricular materials reimbursement contingency fund is established to reimburse eligible parents of children who attend accredited nonpublic schools and emancipated minors who attend accredited nonpublic schools as provided in section 9 of this chapter for assistance provided under this chapter. The fund consists of money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. The secretary of education shall administer the fund.
(b) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the school curricular materials reimbursement contingency fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-14.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.116; P.L.43-2021, SEC.112; P.L.201-2023, SEC.177.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students › 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 who applies for free or reduced priced lunches under the national school lunch program with an enrollment form for the twenty-first century scholars program under IC 21-12-6.
(b) The department shall provide each school corporation with sufficient application forms under this section.
(c) Each school shall give assistance in reading the instructions and completing the enrollment forms for the twenty-first century scholars program.
As added by P.L.9-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 6. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations:
20-33-6-1formerly 20-8.1-14-120-33-6-2formerly 20-8.1-14-220-33-6-3formerly 20-8.1-14-3.]
Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.260.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 7. Parental Access to Student Records › 20-33-7-1. "Education Records"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "education records" means information that:
(1) is recorded by a nonpublic or public school; and
(2) concerns a student who is or was enrolled in the school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.4-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 7. Parental Access to Student Records › 20-33-7-2. Custodial and Noncustodial Parents; Equal Access; Exceptions

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a nonpublic or public school must allow a custodial parent and a noncustodial parent of a child the same access to their child's education records.
(b) A nonpublic or public school may not allow a noncustodial parent access to the child's education records if:
(1) a court has issued an order that limits the noncustodial parent's access to the child's education records; and
(2) the school has received a copy of the court order or has actual knowledge of the court order.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.4-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 7. Parental Access to Student Records › 20-33-7-3. Report of Educational Records Without Parental Consent

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "juvenile justice agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-13-4-5.
(b) A school corporation or other entity to which the education records privacy provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) apply may disclose or report on the education records of a child, including personally identifiable information contained in the education records, without the consent of the child's parent under the following conditions:
(1) The disclosure or reporting of education records is to a state or local juvenile justice agency.
(2) The disclosure or reporting relates to the ability of the juvenile justice system to serve, before adjudication, the student whose records are being released.
(3) The juvenile justice agency receiving the information certifies, in writing, to the entity providing the information that the agency or individual receiving the information has agreed not to disclose it to a third party, other than another juvenile justice agency, without the consent of the child's parent.
(c) For purposes of subsection (b)(2), a disclosure or reporting of education records concerning a child who has been adjudicated as a delinquent child shall be treated as related to the ability of the juvenile justice system to serve the child before adjudication if the juvenile justice agency seeking the information provides sufficient information to enable the keeper of the education records to determine that the juvenile justice agency seeks the information in order to identify and intervene with the child as a juvenile at risk of delinquency rather than to obtain information solely related to supervision of the child as an adjudicated delinquent child.
(d) A school corporation to which the education records privacy provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) apply may disclose or report on the education records of a child, including personally identifiable information contained in the education records, without the consent of the child's parent, if the child has been suspended or expelled and referred to a court in accordance with an agreement for court assisted resolution of suspension and expulsion cases under IC 20-33-8.5. The request for the education records of a child by a court must be for the purpose of assisting the child before adjudication.
(e) A school corporation or other entity to which the education records privacy provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) apply that:
(1) discloses or reports on the education records of a child, including personally identifiable information contained in the education records, in violation of this section; and
(2) makes a good faith effort to comply with this section;
is immune from civil liability.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.4-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 7. Parental Access to Student Records › 20-33-7-4. Report of Records Without Parental Consent; Health or Safety Emergency

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "appropriate officials" include local or state law enforcement officials, department of child services officials, trained medical personnel, and school administrators whose knowledge of information described in subsection (b) or (d) is necessary to protect the health or safety of students or other persons on school corporation property. The term "school administrator" includes a principal, an assistant principal, a superintendent, and an assistant superintendent.
(b) A school corporation or other entity to which the education records privacy provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) apply may disclose or report on the education records of a child, including personally identifiable information contained in the education records, without the consent of the child's parent to appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies as determined by school officials.
(c) A school corporation or other entity to which the education records privacy provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) apply that:
(1) discloses or reports on the education records of a child, including personally identifiable information contained in the education records, in violation of this section; and
(2) makes a good faith effort to comply with this section;
is immune from civil liability.
(d) In the case of a health or safety emergency, a law enforcement officer shall disclose or report a child's personally identifiable information contained in law enforcement records to a school corporation or an appropriate official.
(e) Information concerning any suspicious activity or potential criminal activity related to a child that is shared between a law enforcement officer and a school corporation or an appropriate official under this section shall not be stored or maintained in any type of data base.
As added by P.L.255-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 7.5. Parental Notification Regarding Identification › 20-33-7.5-1. "School"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-30-17-1.
As added by P.L.248-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 7.5. Parental Notification Regarding Identification › 20-33-7.5-2. Written Notification to Parent; Requirements

Sec. 2. (a) A school shall notify in writing at least one (1) parent of a student, if the student is an unemancipated minor, of a request made by the student to change the student's:
(1) name; or
(2) pronoun, title, or word to identify the student.
(b) Not later than five (5) business days after the date on which a school receives a request described in subsection (a), the school shall provide notification to a parent as required by subsection (a).
As added by P.L.248-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 7.5. Parental Notification Regarding Identification › 20-33-7.5-3. Duty to Report Child Abuse or Neglect

Sec. 3. This chapter does not:
(1) change an individual's duty to report child abuse or neglect, as required under IC 31-33-5; or
(2) permit a school to establish a policy described in IC 20-26-5-35.5.
As added by P.L.248-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 7.5. Parental Notification Regarding Identification › 20-33-7.5-4. Federal Law or Regulation

Sec. 4. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require a school psychologist, a school nurse, a school social worker, or a school counselor to violate a federal law or regulation.
As added by P.L.248-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-0.2. "Bullying"

Sec. 0.2. (a) As used in this chapter, "bullying" means overt, unwanted, repeated acts or gestures, including verbal or written communications or images transmitted in any manner (including digitally or electronically), physical acts committed, aggression, or any other behaviors, that are committed by a student or group of students against another student with the intent to harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or harm the targeted student and create for the targeted student an objectively hostile school environment that:
(1) places the targeted student in reasonable fear of harm to the targeted student's person or property;
(2) has a substantially detrimental effect on the targeted student's physical or mental health;
(3) has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student's academic performance; or
(4) has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student's ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, and privileges provided by the school.
(b) The term may not be interpreted to impose any burden or sanction on, or include in the definition of the term, the following:
(1) Participating in a religious event.
(2) Acting in an emergency involving the protection of a person or property from an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or substantial danger.
(3) Participating in an activity consisting of the exercise of a student's rights protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, Section 31 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, or both.
(4) Participating in an activity conducted by a nonprofit or governmental entity that provides recreation, education, training, or other care under the supervision of one (1) or more adults.
(5) Participating in an activity undertaken at the prior written direction of the student's parent.
(6) Engaging in interstate or international travel from a location outside Indiana to another location outside Indiana.
As added by P.L.106-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.285-2013, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-0.5. "Physician"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine under:
(1) IC 25-22.5; or
(2) the law of another state.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-0.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-1. "Principal"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "principal" includes a principal's designee.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-2. "Educational Function"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "educational function" means the performance by a school corporation or its officers or employees of an act or a series of acts in carrying out school purposes.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-3. "Expulsion"

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "expulsion" means a disciplinary or other action whereby a student:
(1) is separated from school attendance for a period exceeding ten (10) school days;
(2) is separated from school attendance for the balance of the current semester or current year unless a student is permitted to complete required examinations in order to receive credit for courses taken in the current semester or current year; or
(3) is separated from school attendance for the period prescribed under section 16 of this chapter, which may include an assignment to attend an alternative school, an alternative educational program, or a homebound educational program.
(b) The term does not include situations when a student is:
(1) disciplined under section 25 of this chapter;
(2) removed from school in accordance with IC 20-34-3-9; or
(3) removed from school for failure to comply with the immunization requirements of IC 20-34-4-5.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-4. "School Purposes"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school purposes" refers to the purposes for which a school corporation operates, including the following:
(1) To promote knowledge and learning generally.
(2) To maintain an orderly and effective educational system.
(3) To take any action under the authority granted to school corporations and their governing bodies by IC 20-26-5 or by any other statute.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-5. "School Property"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school property" means the following:
(1) A building or other structure owned or rented by a school corporation.
(2) The grounds adjacent to and owned or rented in common with a building or other structure owned or rented by a school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1-18.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-6. "Superintendent" Includes Superintendent's Designee

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "superintendent" includes a superintendent's designee.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-0.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-7. "Suspension"

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "suspension" means any disciplinary action that does not constitute an expulsion under section 3 of this chapter, whereby a student is separated from school attendance for a period of not more than ten (10) school days.
(b) The term does not include a situation in which a student is:
(1) disciplined under section 25 of this chapter;
(2) removed from school in accordance with IC 20-34-3-9; or
(3) removed from school for failure to comply with the immunization requirements of IC 20-34-4-5.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 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 students in carrying out school purposes is the responsibility of:
(1) a school corporation; and
(2) the students of a school corporation.
(b) In all matters relating to the discipline and conduct of students, school corporation personnel:
(1) stand in the relation of parents to the students of the school corporation;
(2) have the right to take any disciplinary action necessary to promote student conduct that conforms with an orderly and effective educational system, subject to this chapter; and
(3) have qualified immunity with respect to a disciplinary action taken to promote student conduct under subdivision (2) if the action is taken in good faith and is reasonable.
(c) Students must:
(1) follow responsible directions of school personnel in all educational settings; and
(2) refrain from disruptive behavior that interferes with the educational environment.
(d) In accordance with subsection (b), a school corporation may adopt a policy concerning student dress code or distractive behavior.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-0.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.121-2009, SEC.12; P.L.188-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-9. Disciplinary Powers of Teachers and School Staff Members

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to an individual who:
(1) is a teacher or other school staff member; and
(2) has students under the individual's charge.
(b) An individual may take any action that is reasonably necessary to carry out or to prevent an interference with an educational function that the individual supervises.
(c) Subject to rules of the governing body and the administrative staff, an individual may remove a student for a period that does not exceed five (5) school days from an educational function supervised by the individual or another individual who is a teacher or other school staff member.
(d) If an individual removes a student from a class under subsection (c), the principal may place the student in another appropriate class or placement or into inschool suspension. The principal may not return the student to the class from which the student was removed until the principal has met with the student, the student's teacher, and the student's parents to determine an appropriate behavior plan for the student. If the student's parents do not meet with the principal and the student's teacher within a reasonable amount of time, the student may be moved to another class at the principal's discretion.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.121-2009, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-10. Disciplinary Powers of Principals

Sec. 10. (a) A principal may take action concerning the principal's school or a school activity within the principal's jurisdiction that is reasonably necessary to carry out or prevent interference with an educational function or school purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) allows a principal to write regulations that govern student conduct.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-11. Disciplinary Powers of Superintendents and Administrative Staff Members

Sec. 11. A:
(1) superintendent; or
(2) member of the superintendent's administrative staff, with the superintendent's approval;
may take any action with respect to all schools within the superintendent's jurisdiction that is reasonably necessary to carry out or prevent interference with an educational function or school purposes.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 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 governing body of a school corporation must do the following:
(1) Establish written discipline rules, which must include a graduated system of discipline and may include:
(A) appropriate dress codes; and
(B) if applicable, an agreement for court assisted resolution of school suspension and expulsion cases;
for the school corporation.
(2) Give general publicity to the discipline rules within a school where the discipline rules apply by actions such as:
(A) making a copy of the discipline rules available to students and students' parents; or
(B) delivering a copy of the discipline rules to students or the parents of students.
This publicity requirement may not be construed technically and is satisfied if the school corporation makes a good faith effort to disseminate to students or parents generally the text or substance of a discipline rule.
(b) The:
(1) superintendent of a school corporation; and
(2) principals of each school in a school corporation;
may adopt regulations establishing lines of responsibility and related guidelines in compliance with the discipline policies of the governing body.
(c) The governing body of a school corporation may delegate:
(1) rulemaking;
(2) disciplinary; and
(3) other authority;
as reasonably necessary to carry out the school purposes of the school corporation.
(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to rules or directions concerning the following:
(1) Movement of students.
(2) Movement or parking of vehicles.
(3) Day to day instructions concerning the operation of a classroom or teaching station.
(4) Time for commencement of school.
(5) Other standards or regulations relating to the manner in which an educational function must be administered.
However, this subsection does not prohibit the governing body from regulating the areas listed in this subsection.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.22; P.L.66-2009, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-13. Possession and Self-Administration of Medication Permitted

Sec. 13. (a) Discipline rules adopted under section 12 of this chapter must provide that a student with a chronic disease or medical condition may possess and self-administer medication for the chronic disease or medical condition during the times and in the places set forth under section 14(b) of this chapter if the following conditions are met:
(1) The student's parent has filed an authorization with the student's principal for the student to possess and self-administer the medication. The authorization must include the statement described in subdivision (2).
(2) A physician states in writing that:
(A) the student has an acute or chronic disease or medical condition for which the physician has prescribed medication;
(B) the student has been instructed in how to self-administer the medication; and
(C) the nature of the disease or medical condition requires emergency administration of the medication.
(b) The authorization and statement described in subsection (a) must be filed annually with the student's principal.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-7.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-14. Grounds for Suspension or Expulsion

Sec. 14. (a) The following are the grounds for student suspension or expulsion, subject to the procedural requirements of this chapter and as stated by school corporation rules:
(1) Student misconduct.
(2) Substantial disobedience.
(b) The grounds for suspension or expulsion listed in subsection (a) apply when a student is:
(1) on school grounds immediately before or during school hours, or immediately after school hours, or at any other time when the school is being used by a school group;
(2) off school grounds at a school activity, function, or event; or
(3) traveling to or from school or a school activity, function, or event.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-15. Unlawful Activity by Student

Sec. 15. In addition to the grounds specified in section 14 of this chapter, a student may be suspended or expelled for engaging in unlawful activity on or off school grounds if:
(1) the unlawful activity may reasonably be considered to be an interference with school purposes or an educational function; or
(2) the student's removal is necessary to restore order or protect persons on school property;
including an unlawful activity during weekends, holidays, other school breaks, and the summer period when a student may not be attending classes or other school functions.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-16. Possession of Firearms, Deadly Weapons, or Destructive Devices

Sec. 16. (a) As used in this section, "firearm" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5.
(b) As used in this section, "deadly weapon" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-86. The term does not include a firearm or destructive device.
(c) As used in this section, "destructive device" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47.5-2-4.
(d) Notwithstanding section 20 of this chapter, a student who is:
(1) identified as bringing a firearm or destructive device to school or on school property; or
(2) in possession of a firearm or destructive device on school property;
must be expelled for at least one (1) calendar year, with the return of the student to be at the beginning of the first school semester after the end of the one (1) year period.
(e) The superintendent may, on a case by case basis, modify the period of expulsion under subsection (d) for a student who is expelled under this section.
(f) Notwithstanding section 20 of this chapter, a student who is:
(1) identified as bringing a deadly weapon to school or on school property; or
(2) in possession of a deadly weapon on school property;
may be expelled for not more than one (1) calendar year.
(g) A superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the property where the school is located if a student engages in a behavior described in subsection (d). The superintendent may give similar notice if the student engages in a behavior described in subsection (f). Upon receiving notification under this subsection, the law enforcement agency shall begin an investigation and take appropriate action.
(h) A student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) who possesses a firearm on school property is subject to procedural safeguards under 20 U.S.C. 1415.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.42; P.L.233-2015, SEC.261.