reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-17. Student's Legal Settlement Not in Attendance Area

Sec. 17. A student may be expelled from school if the student's legal settlement is not in the attendance area of the school corporation where the student is enrolled.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-18. Maximum Term of Suspension; Procedure; Student Assignments

Sec. 18. (a) A principal may suspend a student for not more than ten (10) school days under section 14, 15, or 16 of this chapter. However, the student may be suspended for more than ten (10) school days under section 23 of this chapter.
(b) A principal may not suspend a student before the principal affords the student an opportunity for a meeting during which the student is entitled to the following:
(1) A written or an oral statement of the charges against the student.
(2) If the student denies the charges, a summary of the evidence against the student.
(3) An opportunity for the student to explain the student's conduct.
(c) When misconduct requires immediate removal of a student, the meeting under subsection (b) must begin as soon as reasonably possible after the student's suspension.
(d) Following a suspension, the principal shall send a written statement to the parent of the suspended student describing the following:
(1) The student's misconduct.
(2) The action taken by the principal.
(e) If a student is suspended, the student is required to complete all assignments and school work assigned during the period of the student's suspension. The principal or the principal's designee shall ensure that the student receives:
(1) notice of any assignments or school work due;
(2) teacher contact information in the event the student has questions regarding the assignments or school work; and
(3) credit, in the same manner that a student who is not suspended would receive, for any assignments or school work assigned during the period of the student's suspension that the student completes.
A student may be allowed to make up missed tests or quizzes when the student returns to school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.94-2019, SEC.2; P.L.155-2020, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 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 this chapter, a student may not be expelled for a longer period than the remainder of the school year in which the expulsion took effect if the misconduct occurs during the first semester. If a student is expelled during the second semester, the expulsion remains in effect for summer school and may remain in effect for the first semester of the following school year, unless otherwise modified or terminated by order of the governing body. The appropriate authorities may require that a student who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and who wishes to reenroll after an expulsion or an exclusion attend an alternative program.
(b) An expulsion that takes effect more than three (3) weeks before the beginning of the second semester of a school year must be reviewed before the beginning of the second semester. The review:
(1) shall be conducted by the superintendent or an individual designated under section 19(a) of this chapter after notice of the review has been given to the student and the student's parent;
(2) is limited to newly discovered evidence or evidence of changes in the student's circumstances occurring since the original meeting; and
(3) may lead to a recommendation by the person conducting the review that the student be reinstated for the second semester.
(c) An expulsion that will remain in effect during the first semester of the following school year must be reviewed before the beginning of the school year. The review:
(1) shall be conducted by the superintendent or an individual designated under section 19(a) of this chapter after notice of the review has been given to the student and the student's parent;
(2) is limited to newly discovered evidence or evidence of changes in the student's circumstances occurring since the original meeting; and
(3) may lead to a recommendation by the individual conducting the review that the student be reinstated for the upcoming school year.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-14.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-21. Scope of Judicial Review

Sec. 21. Judicial review of a governing body's action under this chapter by the circuit or superior court of the county in which a student who is the subject of the governing body's action resides is limited to the issue of whether the governing body acted without following the procedure required under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-15.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-22. Effectiveness of Statute During Judicial Review

Sec. 22. An expulsion that has been upheld by a governing body continues in effect during judicial review under section 21 of this chapter unless:
(1) the court grants a temporary restraining order under the Indiana Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(2) the school corporation was given the opportunity to appear at the hearing regarding the temporary restraining order.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-15.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-23. Suspension Pending Expulsion Decision

Sec. 23. The superintendent or the person designated by the superintendent under section 19(a) of this chapter may continue suspension of a student for more than the ten (10) school day period of the principal's suspension and until the time of the expulsion decision under section 19 of this chapter if the superintendent or the designated person determines that the student's continued suspension will prevent or substantially reduce the risk of:
(1) interference with an educational function or school purposes; or
(2) a physical injury to the student, other students, school employees, or visitors to the school.
However, a student may not be suspended from school pending a meeting on a student's proposed expulsion if the expulsion is ordered under section 17 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-24. Requirements for Reenrollment After Expulsion

Sec. 24. (a) This section applies to a student who:
(1) is at least sixteen (16) years of age; and
(2) wishes to reenroll after an expulsion.
(b) A principal may require a student to attend one (1) or more of the following:
(1) An alternative school or alternative educational program.
(2) Evening classes.
(3) Classes established for students who are at least sixteen (16) years of age.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-17.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-26. Rules Requiring Participation in Disciplinary Action by Person Caring for Dependent Student

Sec. 26. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may adopt rules that require a person having care of a dependent student to participate in an action taken under this chapter in connection with a student's behavior. The rules must include the following:
(1) Procedures for giving actual notice to the person having care of the dependent student.
(2) A description of the steps that the person must take to participate in the school corporation's action.
(3) A description of the additional actions in connection with the student's behavior that are justified in part or in full if the person does not participate in the school corporation's action.
(b) A dependent student is a child in need of services under IC 31-34-1-7 if, before the student child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) the student's parent fails to participate in a disciplinary proceeding in connection with the student's improper behavior, as provided for by this section, if the behavior of the student has been repeatedly disruptive in the school; and
(2) the student needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that the child:
(A) is not receiving; and
(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-19.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-27. Supplemental Procedures Authorized

Sec. 27. The governing body of a school corporation may by rule:
(1) amplify;
(2) supplement; or
(3) extend;
the procedures provided in this chapter in any manner that is consistent with this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-20.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-28. Waiver of Rights

Sec. 28. Any rights granted to a student or a student's parent by this chapter may be waived only by a written instrument signed by both the student and the student's parent. The waiver is valid if made:
(1) voluntarily; and
(2) with the knowledge of the:
(A) procedures available under this chapter; and
(B) consequences of the waiver.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-21.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-29. Special Schools

Sec. 29. (a) As used in this section, "special school" includes the following:
(1) A career and technical education school.
(2) A special education school or program.
(3) An alternative school or program.
(b) To the extent possible, this chapter applies to a special school.
(c) The governing body of a special school may make necessary modifications to the responsibilities of school personnel under this chapter to accommodate the administrative structure of a special school.
(d) In addition to a disciplinary action imposed by a special school, the principal of the school where a student is enrolled may without additional procedures adopt a disciplinary action or decision of a special school as a disciplinary action of the school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-22.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 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) A student who:
(A) is expelled from a school corporation or charter school under this chapter; or
(B) withdraws from a school corporation or charter school to avoid expulsion.
(2) A student who:
(A) is required to separate for disciplinary reasons from a nonpublic school or a school in a state other than Indiana by the administrative authority of the school; or
(B) withdraws from a nonpublic school or a school in a state other than Indiana in order to avoid being required to separate from the school for disciplinary reasons by the administrative authority of the school.
(b) The student referred to in subsection (a) may enroll in another school corporation or charter school during the period of the actual or proposed expulsion or separation if:
(1) the student's parent informs the school corporation in which the student seeks to enroll and also:
(A) in the case of a student withdrawing from a charter school that is not a conversion charter school to avoid expulsion, the conversion charter school; or
(B) in the case of a student withdrawing from a conversion charter school to avoid expulsion:
(i) the conversion charter school; and
(ii) the school corporation that sponsored the conversion charter school;
of the student's expulsion, separation, or withdrawal to avoid expulsion or separation;
(2) the school corporation (and, in the case of a student withdrawal described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B), the charter school) consents to the student's enrollment; and
(3) the student agrees to the terms and conditions of enrollment established by the school corporation (or, in the case of a student withdrawal described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B), the charter school or conversion charter school).
(c) If:
(1) a student's parent fails to inform the school corporation of the expulsion or separation or withdrawal to avoid expulsion or separation; or
(2) a student fails to follow the terms and conditions of enrollment under subsection (b)(3);
the school corporation or charter school may withdraw consent and prohibit the student's enrollment during the period of the actual or proposed expulsion or separation.
(d) This section does not apply to a student who is expelled under section 17 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-23.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.263.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-31. Effect of Suspension or Expulsion on Compulsory Attendance Laws

Sec. 31. (a) If a student is suspended from school or from any educational function under this chapter, the student's absence from school because of the suspension is not a violation of:
(1) IC 20-33-2; or
(2) any other statute relating to compulsory school attendance.
(b) If a student is expelled from school or from any educational function under this chapter, the student's absence from school because of the expulsion is a violation of IC 20-33-2 or any other statute relating to compulsory school attendance if the student may enroll in:
(1) an alternative education program in the county or in a county immediately adjacent to the county containing the school corporation from which the student was expelled; or
(2) a virtual charter school;
during the student's expulsion. In the event an alternative education program or virtual charter school is not available for a student to attend under this subsection, the student's expulsion is not a violation of IC 20-33-2 or any other statute relating to compulsory school attendance.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-24.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.94-2019, SEC.4; P.L.133-2020, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-32. Locker Searches

Sec. 32. (a) A school corporation must provide each:
(1) student; and
(2) student's parent;
a copy of the rules of the governing body on searches of students' lockers and locker contents.
(b) A student who uses a locker that is the property of a school corporation is presumed to have no expectation of privacy in:
(1) that locker; or
(2) the locker's contents.
(c) In accordance with the rules of the governing body, a principal may search:
(1) a student's locker; and
(2) the locker's contents;
at any time.
(d) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the geographic area having a school facility containing a student's locker may:
(1) at the request of the school principal; and
(2) in accordance with rules of the governing body of the school corporation;
assist a school administrator in searching a student's locker and the locker's contents.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-25.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-33. Submission of Information to Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Sec. 33. Before February 1 and before October 1 of each year, except when a hearing has been requested to determine financial hardship under IC 9-24-2-1(a)(4), a principal may submit to the bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information concerning an individual's ineligibility under IC 9-24-2-1 to be issued a driver's license or learner's permit, or concerning the suspension of driving privileges under IC 9-24-2-4.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-26.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.44; P.L.125-2012, SEC.402; P.L.233-2015, SEC.264.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-34. Disciplinary Action for Students With Disabilities

Sec. 34. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a suspension, an expulsion, or another disciplinary action against a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) is subject to the:
(1) procedural requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1415; and
(2) rules adopted by the state board.
(b) The division of special education shall propose rules to the state board for adoption under IC 4-22-2 governing suspensions, expulsions, and other disciplinary action for a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-27.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.265; P.L.85-2017, SEC.81.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8. Student Discipline › 20-33-8-35. Documentation of Bullying and Abusive Behaviors Required

Sec. 35. Each public school, including a charter school, shall document acts of bullying and abusive behaviors:
(1) against a victim; and
(2) committed by a verified perpetrator.
As added by P.L.238-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-2. Agreement Between Superintendent and Court Having Juvenile Jurisdiction

Sec. 2. A superintendent and a court having juvenile jurisdiction in the county may enter into a voluntary agreement (referred to as the "agreement" in this chapter) for court assisted resolution of school suspension and expulsion cases. The agreement may require the court to supervise or provide for the supervision of an expelled or suspended student who has been referred to the court by the school corporation in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-3. Agreement; Court's Responsibilities

Sec. 3. The agreement may require that a court do one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Establish a flexible program for the supervision of a student who has been suspended or expelled.
(2) Supervise a student who has been suspended or expelled.
(3) Require a student who has been suspended or expelled to participate in a school program (including an alternative educational program) for the supervision of a student who has been suspended or expelled.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-4. Agreement; School Corporation's Responsibilities

Sec. 4. (a) The agreement may require that a school corporation do one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Define the violation for which a student who has been suspended or expelled shall be referred to the court.
(2) Refer a student who has been suspended or expelled for a violation described in subdivision (1) to the court.
(3) Establish a school program (including an alternative educational program) for the supervision of a student who has been suspended or expelled.
(b) If a school corporation enters into an agreement, the discipline rules adopted by the school corporation under IC 20-33-8-12 must specify the violations for which a student may be referred to the court under the agreement.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-5. Agreement; Payment of Expenses

Sec. 5. The agreement must provide how the expenses of supervising a student who has been suspended or expelled are funded. A school corporation may not be required to expend more than the foundation amount (as defined by IC 20-43-3-8) for each student referred under the agreement.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.156; P.L.234-2007, SEC.228; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.321; P.L.217-2017, SEC.106.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-6. Informal Hearing Before Court

Sec. 6. A student shall be given an informal hearing before the court, in a setting agreed upon by the court and the school system, as soon as practicable following the student's referral to the court, after notice of the hearing has been provided to the student's parent.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 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 hearing to determine whether a student who has been suspended or expelled is a child in need of services. However, if a court determines that a student who has been suspended or expelled may:
(1) be a child in need of services (as described in IC 31-34-1); or
(2) have committed a delinquent act (as described in IC 31-37);
the court may notify the office of family and children or the prosecuting attorney.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-8. Presence of Parent or Guardian at Hearing

Sec. 8. A parent or guardian has the right to be present and may be required to be present during the student's appearance.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 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 shall not be used against the child or the child's parents or guardians in any subsequent court proceeding, including but not limited to any delinquency or child in need of services matter under IC 31.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-10. Expungement of Court Record

Sec. 10. All records of the student's court appearance shall be expunged upon the student's completion of the out-of-school suspension or expulsion program.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-11. Student With Disability; Procedural Requirements

Sec. 11. Notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, a suspension, an expulsion, or a referral of a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) is subject to the:
(1) procedural requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1415; and
(2) rules adopted by the Indiana state board of education.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.266.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases › 20-33-8.5-12. Child Not Deprived of Due Process Rights

Sec. 12. This chapter does not deprive a child of any due process rights to which the child may be entitled.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. Sections 5 through 9 of this chapter apply to the following:
(1) A violation under IC 7.1-5-7 (concerning minors and alcoholic beverages).
(2) A violation under IC 35-48-4 (offenses related to controlled substances).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-1.3. "Battery"

Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "battery" refers to:
(1) battery under IC 35-42-2-1;
(2) domestic battery under IC 35-42-2-1.3; and
(3) aggravated battery under IC 35-42-2-1.5.
As added by P.L.72-2006, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.65-2016, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-2. "Intimidation"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "intimidation" refers to intimidation under IC 35-45-2-1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-3. "Member of the Administrative Staff"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "member of the administrative staff" or comparable language means a school corporation employee who:
(1) is certificated under the statutes relating to the licensing of teachers; and
(2) has supervisory authority.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-4. "Threat"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "threat" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-2-1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-5. Controlled Substance Violations; Reports by School Employees

Sec. 5. If a person other than a member of the administrative staff who is an employee of a school corporation has personally observed:
(1) a violation described in section 1 of this chapter; or
(2) a delinquent act that would be a violation under section 1 of this chapter if the violator were an adult;
in, on, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of the school property of the school corporation employing the person, the person shall immediately report the violation in writing to a member of the administrative staff of the school corporation employing the person.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-6. Controlled Substance Violations; Reports by Members of Administrative Staffs

Sec. 6. A member of the administrative staff who, based on personal knowledge or on the report of another employee of the school corporation, believes that a person has committed a violation described in section 1 of this chapter or a delinquent act that would be a violation described in section 1 of this chapter if the violator were an adult in, on, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of the school property of the school corporation employing the member, shall immediately report:
(1) a general description of the violation;
(2) the name or a general description of each violator known to the member;
(3) the date, time, and place of the violation;
(4) the name or a general description of each person who the member knows witnessed any part of the violation; and
(5) a general description and the location of any property that the member knows was involved in the violation;
in writing to a law enforcement officer.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-7. Privileged or Confidential Information

Sec. 7. A report is not required under sections 5 through 6 of this chapter if:
(1) a federal statute or regulation;
(2) IC 20-28-10-17, IC 25-33-1-17, IC 34-46-3-1, or another state statute; or
(3) a rule adopted by a state agency;
imposes a duty on the employee of the school corporation or member of the administrative staff not to disclose privileged or confidential information that otherwise would have been the basis of a report.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-8. Immunity From Civil Liability; Presumption of Good Faith

Sec. 8. (a) A person, other than a person who has committed a violation under section 1 of this chapter or a delinquent act that would be a violation under section 1 of this chapter if the violator were an adult, who:
(1) makes a report under this chapter in good faith;
(2) participates in good faith in a judicial proceeding resulting from a report under this chapter;
(3) employs a person described in subdivision (1) or (2); or
(4) supervises a person described in subdivision (1) or (2);
is not liable for civil damages or penalties that might otherwise be imposed because of the conduct described in subdivisions (1) through (4).
(b) A person described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is presumed to act in good faith.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-9. Programs to Implement Chapter

Sec. 9. The law enforcement agencies and the school corporations in each county shall develop and administer a program to efficiently implement this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-10. Duty to Report Threat

Sec. 10. In addition to any other duty to report arising under this article, an individual who has reason to believe that a school employee:
(1) has received a threat;
(2) is the victim of intimidation;
(3) is the victim of battery; or
(4) is the victim of harassment;
shall report that information as required by this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.72-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 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 charter school or a state accredited nonpublic school.
(b) A school employee shall report any incidence of suspected criminal organization activity, criminal organization intimidation, or criminal organization recruitment to the principal and the school safety specialist.
(c) The principal and the school safety specialist may take appropriate action to maintain a safe and secure school environment, including providing appropriate intervention services.
As added by P.L.190-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.25-2016, SEC.11; P.L.92-2020, SEC.81.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-11. Procedure to Make Report

Sec. 11. (a) If an individual who is required to make a report under this chapter is a member of the staff of a school, the individual shall make the report by immediately notifying the principal of the school that a school employee may have received a threat or may be the victim of intimidation, battery, or harassment.
(b) An individual who receives a report under subsection (a) shall immediately make a report or cause a report to be made under section 13 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.72-2006, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-12. Relief of Obligation to Report

Sec. 12. This chapter does not relieve an individual of the obligation to report a threat, intimidation, a battery, or harassment on the individual's own behalf, unless a report has already been made to the best of the individual's belief.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.72-2006, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-13. Oral Report to Local Law Enforcement Agency

Sec. 13. An individual who has a duty under sections 10 through 12 of this chapter to report that a school employee may have received a threat or may be the victim of intimidation, battery, or harassment shall immediately make an oral report to the local law enforcement agency.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.72-2006, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-14. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, an individual, other than a person accused of making a threat against a school employee, intimidating a school employee, committing a battery against a school employee, or harassing a school employee, who:
(1) makes, or causes to be made, a report under this chapter; or
(2) participates in any judicial proceeding or other proceeding:
(A) resulting from a report under this chapter; or
(B) relating to the subject matter of the report;
is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed because of such actions.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.72-2006, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-15. Liability

Sec. 15. An individual who has acted maliciously or in bad faith is not immune from civil or criminal liability under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements › 20-33-9-16. Good Faith

Sec. 16. An individual making a report under sections 10 through 14 of this chapter or assisting in any requirement of sections 10 through 14 of this chapter is presumed to have acted in good faith.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 10. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations:
20-33-10-1formerly 20-10.1-29-0.520-33-10-2formerly 20-10.1-29-120-33-10-3formerly 20-10.1-29-220-33-10-4formerly 20-10.1-29-320-33-10-5formerly 20-10.1-29-4.]
Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.267.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 12. Indiana Student Religious Civil Liberties › 20-33-12-2. Prohibition of Discrimination

Sec. 2. A public school shall not discriminate against a student or a student's parent on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression. A public school shall treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner the public school treats a student's voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject.
As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 12. Indiana Student Religious Civil Liberties › 20-33-12-3. Expression of Religious Beliefs in School Work

Sec. 3. Students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of their submissions. Homework and classroom assignments must be judged by ordinary academic standards of substance and relevance and against other legitimate pedagogical concerns identified by the public school. Students may not be penalized or rewarded on account of the religious content of their work. If an assignment requires a student's viewpoint to be expressed in course work, artwork, or other written or oral assignments, a public school shall not penalize or reward a student on the basis of religious content or a religious viewpoint. In such an assignment, a student's academic work that expresses a religious viewpoint shall be evaluated based on ordinary academic standards of substance and relevance to the course curriculum or requirements of the course work or assignment.
As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 12. Indiana Student Religious Civil Liberties › 20-33-12-4. Religious Expression at School

Sec. 4. (a) Public school students may pray or engage in religious activities or religious expressions before, during, and after the school day in the same manner and to the same extent that students may engage in nonreligious activities or expression. Students may organize prayer groups, religious clubs, or other religious gatherings before, during, and after school to the same extent that students are permitted to organize other noncurricular student activities and groups. A public school may indicate, in writing, orally, or both, that the religious activity does not reflect the endorsement, sponsorship, position, or expression of the public school.
(b) Religious groups must be given the same access to school facilities for assembling as is given to other noncurricular groups without discrimination based on the religious content of the students' expression. If student groups that meet for nonreligious activities are permitted to advertise or announce meetings of the groups, the public school may not discriminate against groups that meet for prayer or other religious speech.
(c) A public school may disclaim school sponsorship of noncurricular groups and events in a manner that neither favors nor disfavors groups that meet to engage in prayer or religious speech.
(d) Students in public schools may wear clothing, accessories, and jewelry that display religious messages or religious symbols in the same manner and to the same extent that other types of clothing, accessories, and jewelry that display messages or symbols are permitted. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a school corporation or charter school from establishing a policy requiring students to wear a school uniform or establishing a student dress code.
As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 12. Indiana Student Religious Civil Liberties › 20-33-12-5. Establishment of Model Policy

Sec. 5. (a) The department, in collaboration with the attorney general's office and organizations with expertise in religious civil liberties, shall establish a model policy addressing the requirements established by this chapter. The model policy shall be made available for school corporations and charter schools to assist a school corporation or charter school in meeting the requirements established by this chapter.
(b) The department shall publish the model policy established under subsection (a) on the department's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 12. Indiana Student Religious Civil Liberties › 20-33-12-6. Prohibition on Required Participation in Religious Activities

Sec. 6. This chapter shall not be construed to authorize the state or any political subdivision to do either of the following:
(1) Require any person to participate in prayer or in any other religious activity.
(2) Violate the constitutional rights of any person.
As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 12. Indiana Student Religious Civil Liberties › 20-33-12-7. Behavior Contrary to Citizenship or Moral Instruction

Sec. 7. This chapter may not be construed to prohibit a school from prohibiting behavior that is contrary to citizenship or moral instruction required under IC 20-30-5.
As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 13. Athletic Teams and Sports › 20-33-13-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following:
(1) An athletic team or sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a school corporation or public school in which the students participating on the athletic team or in the sport compete against students participating on an athletic team or in a sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by another school corporation, public school, or nonpublic school.
(2) An athletic team or sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a nonpublic school that voluntarily competes against an athletic team or sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a school corporation or public school.
(3) An athletic team or sport approved or sanctioned by an association for purposes of participation in a high school interscholastic athletic event.
As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 13. Athletic Teams and Sports › 20-33-13-3. "Public School"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public school" means the following:
(1) A school maintained by a school corporation.
(2) A charter school.
As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 13. Athletic Teams and Sports › 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, or association that organizes, sanctions, or sponsors an athletic team or sport described in section 1 of this chapter shall expressly designate the athletic team or sport as one (1) of the following:
(1) A male, men's, or boys' team or sport.
(2) A female, women's, or girls' team or sport.
(3) A coeducational or mixed team or sport.
(b) A male, based on a student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, may not participate on an athletic team or sport designated under this section as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport.
As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 13. Athletic Teams and Sports › 20-33-13-5. Submission of Grievance; Procedure

Sec. 5. (a) A student or parent of a student may submit a grievance to a school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association for a violation of section 4 of this chapter.
(b) Each school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, and association described in section 4 of this chapter shall:
(1) establish and maintain a grievance procedure; or
(2) maintain a grievance or protest procedure that the school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association established before July 1, 2022;
for the resolution of a grievance submitted under this section.
As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 13. Athletic Teams and Sports › 20-33-13-6. Civil Action; Adverse Action Prohibited

Sec. 6. (a) If a school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association violates this chapter, a student who is:
(1) deprived of an athletic opportunity; or
(2) otherwise directly or indirectly injured;
as a result of the violation may bring a civil action against the school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association.
(b) A school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association may not retaliate or otherwise take any adverse action against a student for reporting a violation or bringing a civil action for a violation of this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 13. Athletic Teams and Sports › 20-33-13-7. Award of Injunctive Relief, Damages, or Costs

Sec. 7. The court may award to a student who prevails in an action under section 6 of this chapter any of the following:
(1) Injunctive relief.
(2) The greater of:
(A) actual and consequential damages resulting from the violation; or
(B) liquidated damages of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(3) Costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
(4) Any other appropriate relief determined by the court.
As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 33. Students: General Provisions › Chapter 13. Athletic Teams and Sports › 20-33-13-8. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 8. A school corporation, a public school, a nonpublic school, and an association are not subject to liability in:
(1) a civil;
(2) an administrative;
(3) a disciplinary; or
(4) a criminal;
action for acting in good faith in compliance with this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 34. Student Health and Safety Measures › Chapter 1. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations:
20-34-1-1formerly 20-8.1-11-120-34-1-2formerly 20-8.1-11-220-34-1-3formerly 20-8.1-11-320-34-1-4formerly 20-8.1-11-420-34-1-5formerly 20-8.1-11-520-34-1-6formerly 20-8.1-11-620-34-1-7formerly 20-8.1-11-720-34-1-8formerly 20-8.1-11-820-34-1-9formerly 20-8.1-11-920-34-1-10formerly 20-8.1-11-1020-34-1-11formerly 20-8.1-11-1120-34-1-12formerly 20-8.1-11-1220-34-1-13formerly 20-8.1-11-1320-34-1-14formerly 20-8.1-11-14.]
Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.269.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 34. Student Health and Safety Measures › Chapter 2. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations:
20-34-2-1New20-34-2-2formerly 20-10.1-4-9.2(a)20-34-2-3formerly 20-10.1-4-9.2(b)20-34-2-4formerly 20-10.1-4-9.2(c)20-34-2-5formerly 20-10.1-4-9.2(d).]
Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.270.