Compulsory attendance; school corporation policy; exceptions
Ind. Code § 20-33-2-14
in effectSec. 14. (a) The governing body of each school corporation shall adopt a policy:
(1) outlining the conditions for excused and unexcused absences; and
(2) providing for the categorization of excused absences in accordance with the categorization framework established by the department under IC 20-19-3-12.4.
(b) The governing body of each school corporation shall have a policy regarding the participation of a habitually truant in extracurricular and co-curricular activities.
(c) The policy under subsection (a) must include the grounds for excused absences required by section 15 of this chapter or another law.
(d) Any absence that results in a person not attending at least one hundred eighty (180) days in a school year must be in accordance with the governing body's policy under subsection (a) to qualify as an excused absence.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-18(a).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.185-2006, SEC.13; P.L.90-2011, SEC.42; P.L.150-2024, SEC.62; P.L.97-2025, SEC.1; P.L.208-2025, SEC.7; P.L.74-2026, SEC.128.
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