LegalFix
Sign In

31-36-1-5. School record attachments of missing children; procedure upon request for records

IN Code § 31-36-1-5 (2019) (N/A)
Copy with citation
Copy as parenthetical citation

Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving a report under section 4 of this chapter, a school shall attach a notice to the child's school records stating that the child has been reported missing. The school shall remove the notice when the school is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that the child has been found.

(b) If a request for the school records of a missing child is received, the school shall:

(1) obtain:

(A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person making the request; and

(B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records; and

(2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults.

(c) The school may not issue a copy of school records without authorization from the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults and may not inform the person making the request that a notice that the child has been reported missing has been attached to the child's records.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-13-6.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.43-2009, SEC.22.

Previous Section
31-36-1-4. Child care centers or homes and schools that are to receive report
No more sections