Indiana § 20-30-2-2.7 Virtual student instructional day requirements; exceptions; waivers;
rules

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-30-2-2.7 — Virtual student instructional day requirements; exceptions; waivers; rules

Indiana § 20-30-2-2.7

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 30CURRICULUM

Ch. 2Calendar

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Ind. Code § 20-30-2-2.7 (2026).

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7.

(a)This section applies to the following:

(1)Except as provided in subsection (b), a public school maintained by a school corporation.

(2)A charter school that is not a virtual charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-10).

(b)This section does not apply to a dedicated virtual education school.

(c)As used in this section, "virtual student instructional day" means a student instructional day to which the following apply:

(1)A school provides virtual instruction or remote learning to at least fifty percent (50%) of the students enrolled to attend in-person instruction at the school.

(2)A school counts the student instructional day toward meeting the one hundred eighty (180) day requirement established by section 3 of this chapter.

(d)Except as provided in subsections (e) and (g), a

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7. (a) This section applies to the following:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), a public school
maintained by a school corporation.
(2) A charter school that is not a virtual charter school (as defined
in IC 20-24-1-10).
(b) This section does not apply to a dedicated virtual education
school.
(c) As used in this section, "virtual student instructional day" means
a student instructional day to which the following apply:
(1) A school provides virtual instruction or remote learning to at
least fifty percent (50%) of the students enrolled to attend
in-person instruction at the school.
(2) A school counts the student instructional day toward meeting
the one hundred eighty (180) day requirement established by
section 3 of this chapter.
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (g), a school shall
deliver:
(1) teacher directed synchronous instruction; or
(2) a hybrid of:
(A) teacher directed synchronous instruction for at least fifty
percent (50%) of the particular instructional day; and
(B) asynchronous learning;
during the instructional time of a virtual student instructional day.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (g), a school may conduct not
more than three (3) virtual student instructional days each school year
that do not meet the requirements under subsection (d).
(f) Except as provided in subsection (g), if a school conducts a
student instructional day described in subsection (c)(1) that does not
meet the requirements of this section, the school may not count the
student instructional day toward meeting the one hundred eighty (180)
day requirement established by section 3 of this chapter.
(g) A school may submit to the department a request to waive the
requirements set forth in this section to include a virtual student
instructional day otherwise excluded under subsection (f) to meet the
one hundred eighty (180) day requirement established by section 3 of
this chapter if the virtual student instructional day was conducted
because of extraordinary circumstances. The department may waive the
requirements for the school after consideration of the request.
(h) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
this section. However, the state board shall, in consultation with the
department, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that define teacher directed
synchronous instruction and asynchronous learning and provide that
the instruction or learning must be of the same quality and rigor as
required under section 2.5(b) of this chapter.