Indiana Code 20-33-2-9. Exit interviews; withdrawal requirements
(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:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-33-2-9
- attend: means to be physically present:
Indiana Code 20-33-2-3.2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(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).]
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.