§ 20-33-2-9 — Exit interviews; withdrawal requirements

(a) The governing body of each school
corporation shall designate the appropriate individuals to attend the
exit interviews for students described in section 6(3) of this chapter.
(b) A student who is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than
eighteen (18) years of age is bound by the requirements of compulsory
school attendance and may not withdraw from school before graduation
unless:
(1) the student, the student's parent, and the principal agree to the
withdrawal;
(2) the student provides written acknowledgment of the
withdrawal that meets the requirements of subsection (c) and the:
(A) student's parent; and
(B) school principal;
each provide written consent for the student to withdraw from
school; and
(3) the withdrawal is due to:
(A) financial hardship and the individual must be employed to
support the individual's family or a dependent;
(B) illness; or
(C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the student.
(c) A written acknowledgment of withdrawal under subsection (b)
must include a statement that the student and the student's parent
understand that withdrawing from school is likely to:
(1) reduce the student's future earnings; and
(2) increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed in the
future.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17(i), (j).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.185-2006, SEC.12; P.L.1-2010, SEC.80; P.L.233-2015, SEC.247.