{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-16.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-33-8-16.5","heading":"Limits on suspensions and expulsions","body":"Sec. 16.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-19-9-5 and IC 20-24-5-4.5(e), a public school, including a charter school, may not expel or suspend a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant.\n(b) This section expires July 1, 2026.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 33. STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 8. Student Discipline"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-33-8-16.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"4e4b27d1144542a4a869323f61bd25912c5d56454a23d7f99474903ee6f916c2","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-16","next":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}