{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-33-1-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-33-1-1","heading":"Policy","body":"Sec. 1. The following is the public policy of the state:\n(1) To provide:\n(A) equal;\n(B) nonsegregated; and\n(C) nondiscriminatory;\neducational opportunities and facilities for all, regardless of race, creed, national origin, color, or sex.\n(2) To provide and furnish public schools open equally to all, and prohibited and denied to none because of race, creed, color, or national origin.\n(3) To reaffirm the principles of:\n(A) the Bill of Rights;\n(B) civil rights; and\n(C) the Constitution of the State of Indiana.\n(4) To provide a uniform democratic system of public school education to the state and the citizens of Indiana.\n(5) To:\n(A) abolish;\n(B) eliminate; and\n(C) prohibit;\nsegregated and separate schools or school districts on the basis of race, creed, or color.\n(6) To eliminate and prohibit:\n(A) segregation;\n(B) separation; and\n(C) discrimination;\non the basis of race, creed, or color in public schools.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 33. STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 1. Equal Educational Opportunity"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-33-1-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"32a75b8c57444ccb7c5dee57e588bf6b9130a5d7e646083fb24fb1783c78dc14","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-32-8.7-16","next":"us-in/ic-20-33-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}