{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-26","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-33-8-26","heading":"Rules requiring participation in disciplinary action by person caring for dependent student","body":"Sec. 26. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may adopt rules that require a person having care of a dependent student to participate in an action taken under this chapter in connection with a student's behavior. The rules must include the following:\n(1) Procedures for giving actual notice to the person having care of the dependent student.\n(2) A description of the steps that the person must take to participate in the school corporation's action.\n(3) A description of the additional actions in connection with the student's behavior that are justified in part or in full if the person does not participate in the school corporation's action.\n(b) A dependent student is a child in need of services under IC 31-34-1-7 if, before the student child becomes eighteen (18) years of age:\n(1) the student's parent fails to participate in a disciplinary proceeding in connection with the student's improper behavior, as provided for by this section, if the behavior of the student has been repeatedly disruptive in the school; and\n(2) the student needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that the child:\n(A) is not receiving; and\n(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of the court.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 33. STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 8. Student Discipline"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-33-8-26","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"76f79114d5ebb627088b71187ced2290a8fbbfddd2f34e20ac9af0970f4dfd73","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-25","next":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}