Indiana § 20-33-2-17.8 Compulsory attendance; exceptions; FFA and 4-H

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-33-2-17.8 — Compulsory attendance; exceptions; FFA and 4-H

Indiana § 20-33-2-17.8

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 33STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 2Compulsory School Attendance

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Ind. Code § 20-33-2-17.8 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 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 school student if the student participates in a scheduled competition, exhibition, or event offered by:

(1)the National FFA Organization;

(2)the Indiana FFA Association; or

(3)a 4-H club; for educational purposes as evidenced in writing by the student's parent and as approved in writing by the student's school principal. 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.

(b)The number of excused absences a student may receive under subsec

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8. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b)
and (c), 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 school student if the student participates in
a scheduled competition, exhibition, or event offered by:
(1) the National FFA Organization;
(2) the Indiana FFA Association; or
(3) a 4-H club;
for educational purposes as evidenced in writing by the student's parent
and as approved in writing by the student's school principal. 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.
(b) The number of excused absences a student may receive under
subsection (a) may not exceed six (6) instructional days in a school
year.
(c) In order for a student to receive an excused absence under
subsection (a), the student must be in good academic standing, as
determined by the school corporation or nonpublic school.