§ 20-33-2-47 — School corporations; notification of absences; reports to local health departments

Indiana § 20-33-2-47

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

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(a) A school corporation may develop and
implement a system of notifying the parent of a student when:
(1) the student fails to attend school; and
(2) the student does not have an excused absence for that day.
(b) A school corporation or a state accredited nonpublic school shall
report to the local health department the percentage of student absences
above a threshold determined by the department by rule adopted under
IC 4-22-2.
(c) If a school corporation implements a notification system under
this chapter, the attendance officer or the attendance officer's designee
shall make a reasonable effort to contact by telephone the parent of
each student who has failed to attend school and does not have an
excused absence for that day.
(d) If an attendance officer or an attendance officer's designee has
made a reasonable effort to contact a parent under subsection (c), the
school corporation is immune from liability for any damages suffered
by the parent claimed because of failure to contact the parent.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citations: 20-8.1-13-1; 20-8.1-13-2;
20-8.1-13-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.76.