{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-31","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-33-8-31","heading":"Effect of suspension or expulsion on compulsory attendance laws","body":"Sec. 31. (a) If a student is suspended from school or from any educational function under this chapter, the student's absence from school because of the suspension is not a violation of:\n(1) IC 20-33-2; or\n(2) any other statute relating to compulsory school attendance.\n(b) If a student is expelled from school or from any educational function under this chapter, the student's absence from school because of the expulsion is a violation of IC 20-33-2 or any other statute relating to compulsory school attendance if the student may enroll in:\n(1) an alternative education program in the county or in a county immediately adjacent to the county containing the school corporation from which the student was expelled; or\n(2) a virtual charter school;\nduring the student's expulsion. In the event an alternative education program or virtual charter school is not available for a student to attend under this subsection, the student's expulsion is not a violation of IC 20-33-2 or any other statute relating to compulsory school attendance.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 33. STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 8. Student Discipline"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-33-8-31","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"4b4ebb4402e60958e0323442da2680aa1d1ced4fe5646baba5d3ffaaaab1cd33","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-30","next":"us-in/ic-20-33-8-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}