Hearing not a determination of whether student is child in need of services

Ind. Code § 20-33-8.5-7
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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 the secretary of family and social services or the prosecuting attorney. As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.214-2025, SEC.184.
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