§ 20-33-2-20 — Attendance records

Indiana § 20-33-2-20

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

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(a) An accurate daily record of the
attendance of each student who is subject to compulsory school
attendance under this chapter shall be kept by every public and
nonpublic school.
(b) In a public school, the record shall be open at all times for
inspection by:
(1) attendance officers;
(2) school officials;
(3) agents of the department of labor;
(4) security police officers appointed under IC 36-8-3-7; and
(5) school corporation police officers appointed under IC 20-26-16.
Every teacher shall answer fully all lawful inquiries made by an
attendance officer, a school official, an agent of the department of
labor, a security police officer appointed under IC 36-8-3-7, or a school
corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16.
(c) In a nonpublic school, the record shall be required to be kept
solely to verify the enrollment and attendance of a student upon request
of the:
(1) secretary of education; or
(2) superintendent of the school corporation in which the
nonpublic school is located.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-23.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.34-2008, SEC.1; P.L.109-2015, SEC.41; P.L.43-2021, SEC.108.