Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 8. For each school year, the department shall make a report regarding the performance of high mobility schools, as defined by the state board. The report shall be posted on the department's website each year on a date determined by the department. As added by P.L.251-2017, S…

Sec. 9. After June 30, 2019, the state board may not use student growth as the exclusive means used in determining a school's final accountability category. As added by P.L.269-2019, SEC.6.

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,…

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.…

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.

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 princ…

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 interferen…

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, …

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 unde…

Sec. 13.5. (a) Discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation under section 12 of this chapter must: (1) prohibit bullying; and (2) include: (A) provisions concerning education, parental involvement, and intervention; (B) a detailed procedure for the exped…

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 list…

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 …

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, "destructi…

Sec. 16.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-19-9-5 and IC 20-24-5-4.5(e), a public school, including a charter school, may not expel or suspend a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant. (b) This section expires July 1, 2026. As adde…

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 …

Sec. 19. (a) A superintendent of a school corporation may conduct an expulsion meeting or appoint one (1) of the following to conduct an expulsion meeting: (1) Legal counsel. (2) A member of the administrative staff if the member: (A) has not expelled the student during the curre…

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 …

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…

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 p…

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 giv…

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 sectio…

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 pro…

Sec. 25. (a) This section applies to an individual who: (1) is a member of the administrative staff, a teacher, or other school staff member; and (2) has students under the individual's charge. (b) An individual may take disciplinary action instead of or in addition to suspension…

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 …

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.…

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…

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) T…

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…

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 f…

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 s…

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 …

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 ineligibilit…

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 …

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.

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 t…

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.…

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.

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 i…

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 c…

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 educatio…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "applicable student" means a student who competes in an athletic activity. As added by P.L.56-2021, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "association" means an organization that conducts, organizes, sanctions, or sponsors interscholastic athletic events as the organization's primary purpose. As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "athletic activity" includes the following: (1) An athletic contest or competition conducted between or among schools. (2) Competitive and noncompetitive cheerleading that is sponsored by or associated with a school. (3) Marching band. (4) Other e…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a public school and a state accredited nonpublic school. As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.89.

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "venue specific emergency action plan for sudden cardiac arrest" means a plan developed by a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school that: (1) includes detailed instructions regarding how to respond to sudden car…

Sec. 4. This chapter does not require information to be provided to or consent to be received from the parent of an applicable student if the applicable student is: (1) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or (2) an emancipated minor. As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.3. Amended by P…