Indiana § 20-33-2-46 Compulsory attendance; exceptions; physical or mental fitness

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-33-2-46 — Compulsory attendance; exceptions; physical or mental fitness

Indiana § 20-33-2-46

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 33STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 2Compulsory School Attendance

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Ind. Code § 20-33-2-46 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (c), a superintendent or school leader may exclude or excuse a student found mentally or physically unfit for school attendance. An exclusion or excuse under this section is valid only for the school year during which it is issued and shall not violate a student's right to a free and appropriate public education under federal law.

(b)A student may not be compelled to undergo any examination or treatment under this chapter when the student's parent objects on religious grounds, which consists of a good faith reliance on spiritual means or prayer for healing. The objection is not effective unless it is:

(1)made in writing;

(2)signed by the student's parent; and

(3)delivered to the student's teacher or to the individual who might order an examination o

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a
superintendent or school leader may exclude or excuse a student found
mentally or physically unfit for school attendance. An exclusion or
excuse under this section is valid only for the school year during which
it is issued and shall not violate a student's right to a free and
appropriate public education under federal law.
(b) A student may not be compelled to undergo any examination or
treatment under this chapter when the student's parent objects on
religious grounds, which consists of a good faith reliance on spiritual
means or prayer for healing. The objection is not effective unless it is:
(1) made in writing;
(2) signed by the student's parent; and
(3) delivered to the student's teacher or to the individual who
might order an examination or treatment absent the objection.
(c) If a physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist certifies that a
student is fit for school attendance, the superintendent or school leader
may not exclude or excuse that student. However, nothing in this
section shall prohibit a school from disciplining a student pursuant to
any legal authority, including but not limited to IC 20-33-8.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-19.]