{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-33-2-20","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-33-2-20","heading":"Attendance records","body":"Sec. 20. (a) An accurate daily record of the attendance of each student who is subject to compulsory school attendance under this chapter shall be kept by every public and nonpublic school.\n(b) In a public school, the record shall be open at all times for inspection by:\n(1) attendance officers;\n(2) school officials;\n(3) agents of the department of labor;\n(4) security police officers appointed under IC 36-8-3-7; and\n(5) school corporation police officers appointed under IC 20-26-16.\nEvery teacher shall answer fully all lawful inquiries made by an attendance officer, a school official, an agent of the department of labor, a security police officer appointed under IC 36-8-3-7, or a school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16.\n(c) In a nonpublic school, the record shall be required to be kept solely to verify the enrollment and attendance of a student upon request of the:\n(1) secretary of education; or\n(2) superintendent of the school corporation in which the nonpublic school is located.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 33. STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-33-2-20","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"d43426e6bcbde41cefedcfe26259aa802a456318620587ecd68e9740e67bef9d","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-33-2-19","next":"us-in/ic-20-33-2-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}