§ 20-33-8-12 — Adoption of discipline rules; publicity requirement; discipline policy regulations and guidelines; delegation of authority; rulemaking powers of governing body

Indiana § 20-33-8-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 33: STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 8: Student Discipline

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(a) Except as provided under IC 20-33-8-16,
the governing body of a school corporation must do the following:
(1) Establish written discipline rules, which must include a
graduated system of discipline and may include:
(A) appropriate dress codes; and
(B) if applicable, an agreement for court assisted resolution of
school suspension and expulsion cases;
for the school corporation.
(2) Give general publicity to the discipline rules within a school
where the discipline rules apply by actions such as:
(A) making a copy of the discipline rules available to students
and students' parents; or
(B) delivering a copy of the discipline rules to students or the
parents of students.
This publicity requirement may not be construed technically and
is satisfied if the school corporation makes a good faith effort to
disseminate to students or parents generally the text or substance
of a discipline rule.
(b) The:
(1) superintendent of a school corporation; and
(2) principals of each school in a school corporation;
may adopt regulations establishing lines of responsibility and related
guidelines in compliance with the discipline policies of the governing
body.
(c) The governing body of a school corporation may delegate:
(1) rulemaking;
(2) disciplinary; and
(3) other authority;
as reasonably necessary to carry out the school purposes of the school
corporation.
(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to rules or directions concerning
the following:
(1) Movement of students.
(2) Movement or parking of vehicles.
(3) Day to day instructions concerning the operation of a
classroom or teaching station.
(4) Time for commencement of school.
(5) Other standards or regulations relating to the manner in which
an educational function must be administered.
However, this subsection does not prohibit the governing body from
regulating the areas listed in this subsection.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.22; P.L.66-2009, SEC.3.