§ 20-33-2-17.2 — Attendance exception; duty with Indiana wing of civil air patrol

Indiana § 20-33-2-17.2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 33: STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 2: Compulsory School Attendance

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2. The governing body of a school
corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school
system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary
school student who is a member of the Indiana wing of the civil air
patrol and who is participating in a civil air patrol:
(1) international air cadet exchange program, for the length of the
program; or
(2) emergency service operation, including:
(A) search and rescue missions designated by the Air Force
Rescue Coordination Center;
(B) disaster relief, when requested by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency or the department of homeland security
established by IC 10-19-2-1;
(C) humanitarian services, when requested by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency or the department of
homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1;
(D) United States Air Force support designated by the First Air
Force, North American Aerospace Defense Command; or
(E) United States Air Force military flights, if the flights are not
available on days when school is not in session;
for not more than five (5) days in a school year;
if the student submits to school authorities appropriate documentation
from the Indiana wing of the civil air patrol detailing the reason for the
student's absence. A student excused from school attendance under this
section may not be recorded as being absent on any date to which the
excuse applies and may not be penalized by the school in any manner.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.55-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.124.