{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-33-8.5-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-33-8.5-7","heading":"Hearing not a determination of whether student is child in need of services","body":"Sec. 7. A hearing under this chapter is not a hearing to determine whether a student who has been suspended or expelled is a child in need of services. However, if a court determines that a student who has been suspended or expelled may:\n(1) be a child in need of services (as described in IC 31-34-1); or\n(2) have committed a delinquent act (as described in IC 31-37);\nthe court may notify the office of the secretary of family and social services or the prosecuting attorney.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 33. STUDENTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-33-8.5-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"77fb9513955d76acd642d21ccbf0d9c034263e3c78df5d6168aed7310860f414","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-33-8.5-6","next":"us-in/ic-20-33-8.5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}