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20-33-2-20. Attendance records

IN Code § 20-33-2-20 (2019) (N/A)
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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.

(b) In a public school, the record shall be open at all times for inspection by:

(1) attendance officers;

(2) school officials;

(3) agents of the department of labor;

(4) security police officers appointed under IC 36-8-3-7; and

(5) school corporation police officers appointed under IC 20-26-16.

Every 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.

(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:

(1) state superintendent; or

(2) superintendent of the school corporation in which the nonpublic school is located.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-23.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.34-2008, SEC.1; P.L.109-2015, SEC.41.

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