Indiana § 20-34-3-2 Religious objections

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-34-3-2 — Religious objections

Indiana·Title 20 EDUCATION·Art. 34 STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES·Ch. 3 Health and Safety Measures

(a)Except as otherwise provided, a student may not be required to undergo any testing, examination, immunization, or treatment required under this chapter or IC 20-34-4 when the child's parent objects on religious grounds. A religious objection does not exempt a child from any testing, examination, immunization, or treatment required under this chapter or IC 20-34-4 unless the objection is:

(1)made in writing;

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

(3)delivered to the child's teacher or to the individual who might order a test, an exam, an immunization, or a treatment absent the objection.

(b)A teacher may not be compelled to undergo any testing, examination, or treatment under this chapter or IC 20-34-4 if the teacher objects on religious grounds. A religious objection does not exempt

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(a) Except as otherwise provided, a student
may not be required to undergo any testing, examination,
immunization, or treatment required under this chapter or IC 20-34-4
when the child's parent objects on religious grounds. A religious
objection does not exempt a child from any testing, examination,
immunization, or treatment required under this chapter or IC 20-34-4
unless the objection is:
(1) made in writing;
(2) signed by the child's parent; and
(3) delivered to the child's teacher or to the individual who might
order a test, an exam, an immunization, or a treatment absent the
objection.
(b) A teacher may not be compelled to undergo any testing,
examination, or treatment under this chapter or IC 20-34-4 if the
teacher objects on religious grounds. A religious objection does not
exempt an objecting individual from any testing, examination, or
treatment required under this chapter or IC 20-34-4 unless the
objection is:
(1) made in writing;
(2) signed by the objecting individual; and
(3) delivered to the principal of the school in which the objecting
individual teaches.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-2.]