§ 20-33-2-17 — Attendance exception; active duty

The governing body of a school corporation,
the organizer of a charter school, or the chief administrative officer of
a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of
each secondary school student who is:
(1) not a habitual truant (as defined in IC 20-18-2-6.5); and
(2) ordered to active duty with the armed forces of the United
States, including their reserve components, or the Indiana
National Guard for at least fifteen (15) days in a school year.
However, the governing body of a school corporation, the organizer of
a charter school, or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic
school system may authorize additional excused absences for
additional military training. For verification, the student must submit
to school authorities a copy of the orders to active duty and a copy of
the orders releasing the student from active duty. A student excused
from school attendance under this section may not be recorded as being
absent on any date for which the excuse is operative and may not be
penalized by the school in any manner.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-18(d).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.162-2024, SEC.21.