Indiana Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations

[Pages:94]Indiana Compilation of School

Discipline Laws and Regulations

Prepared: March 31, 2021

Introduction

This compilation presents school discipline-related laws and regulations for U.S. states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, and, where available, links to education agency websites or resources related to school discipline and student conduct. The discipline laws and regulations presented in this compilation have been categorized by type of specific discipline issue covered, according to an organizational framework developed by the National Center for Safe and Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE). For example, one major category encompasses all laws or regulations governing states or territories that mandate specific disciplinary sanctions (such as suspension) for specific offenses (such as drug possession on school grounds). The school discipline laws and regulations were compiled through exhaustive searches of legislative websites that identified all laws and regulations relevant to each specific category. Compiled materials were subsequently reviewed by state education agency (SEA) representatives in the 50 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. territories.

Discipline categories were not mutually exclusive. Laws and regulations often appeared across multiple categories. For jurisdictions with more extensive laws covering a breadth of topical areas, relevant sections were excerpted from the larger legislative text for inclusion in the appropriate discipline category. Laws, ordered by chapter and section number, appear first within each category followed by regulations. All laws and regulations listed within categories in the compilation also appear in the sources cited section of the document, which lists laws by chapter and section number and title, and where available, includes active hyperlinks to source websites supported or maintained by state legislatures. Additional links to government websites or resources are provided at the end of this document.

Notes & Disclaimers

To the best of the preparer's knowledge, this Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations is complete and current as of March 2021. Readers should also note that the information in this document was compiled from individual sources that are created by each jurisdiction and which are maintained and updated with varying frequencies. Readers should consult the source information provided directly in order to check for updates to laws and regulations reported in this document or to conduct further research.

For further information, including definitions of the different policy categories, please refer to the Discipline Laws and Regulations Compendium posted on the Center's website.

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Table of Contents

Indiana State Codes Cited.......................................................................................................................... 1

Codes of Conduct ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Authority to Develop and Establish Codes of Conduct ............................................................................. 7 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Communication of Policy......................................................................................................................... 10

In-School Discipline .................................................................................................................................. 13 Discipline Frameworks ............................................................................................................................ 13 Teacher Authority to Remove Students From Classrooms .................................................................... 14 Alternatives to Suspension...................................................................................................................... 15

Conditions on Use of Certain Forms of Discipline ................................................................................ 18 Corporal Punishment .............................................................................................................................. 18 Search and Seizure................................................................................................................................. 18 Restraint and Seclusion .......................................................................................................................... 18

Exclusionary Discipline: Suspension, Expulsion, and Alternative Placement .................................. 32 Grounds for Suspension or Expulsion..................................................................................................... 32 Limitations or Conditions on Exclusionary Discipline .............................................................................. 33 Due Process ............................................................................................................................................ 35 Return to School Following Removal ...................................................................................................... 37 Alternative Placements ........................................................................................................................... 38

Discipline Addressing Specific Code of Conduct Violations ............................................................... 40 Firearms and Other Weapons Violations ................................................................................................ 40 Students with Chronic Disciplinary Issues .............................................................................................. 41 Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy ......................................................................................................... 41 Substance Use ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Gang-related Activity ............................................................................................................................... 44 Bullying, Harassment, or Hazing ............................................................................................................. 47 Dating and Relationship Violence ........................................................................................................... 51

Prevention, Behavioral Intervention, and Supports .............................................................................. 53 State Model Policies and Implementation Support ................................................................................. 53 Multi-tiered Frameworks and Systems of Support .................................................................................. 55 Prevention ............................................................................................................................................... 57 Social-emotional Learning (SEL) ............................................................................................................ 58 Trauma-informed Practices ..................................................................................................................... 60 Mental Health Literacy Training .............................................................................................................. 60 School-based Behavioral Health Programs ............................................................................................ 62

Monitoring and Accountability ................................................................................................................ 67 Formal Incident Reporting of Conduct Violations.................................................................................... 67 Parental Notification ................................................................................................................................ 68 Data Collection, Review, and Reporting of Discipline Policies and Actions ........................................... 70

Partnerships between Schools and Law Enforcement ......................................................................... 78 Referrals to Law Enforcement................................................................................................................. 78 School Resource Officer (SRO) or School Security Officer (SSO) Training or Certification .................. 81 Authorizations, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), and/or Funding................................................ 83 Threat Assessment Protocols ................................................................................................................. 87

State-Sponsored, Publicly Available Websites or Other Resources on School Discipline .............. 89

Indiana State Codes Cited

Indiana Revised Laws

Indiana Code

Title 5. State and Local Administration

Article 2. Law Enforcement

Chapter 10. State Drug Free Communities Fund

IC 5-2-10-2.

Purpose; composition of fund

Chapter 10.1. Indiana Safe Schools Fund

IC 5-2-10.1-2. IC 5-2-10.1-6. IC 5-2-10.1-11. IC 5-2-10.1-12.

Purpose and composition of fund; grant priorities and amounts Application for grants; safety plan School safety specialist training and certification program Safe school committees; school plans; copies of floor plans to law enforcement agency and fire department

Title 10. Public Safety

Article 21. School Safety

Chapter 1. School Safety

IC 10-21-1-2. IC 10-21-1-4. IC 10-21-1-5.

Indiana secured school fund Matching grants for school safety Matching grant application procedure

Title 12. Human Services

Article 21. Division of Mental Health and Addiction

Chapter 5. Duties of Division

IC 12-21-5-2. IC 12-21-5-4.

Education and treatment of children with an emotional disturbance; provision of training on suicide prevention Development and administration of mental health first aid training program; requirements; training; implementation date; report

Title 20. Education

Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education

Chapter 3. Department of Education

IC 20-19-3-4.

IC 20-19-3-10. IC 20-19-3-11.5. IC 20-19-3-12.

Duties of department; suspension and expulsion statistics; provision of data necessary for audit or evaluation of education programs; identification numbers for new schools Dating violence educational materials Cyberbullying resources Identification, development, and availability of model education materials on criminal organization activity

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IC 20-19-3-12.2. Reduction in absenteeism; policy priority; resources and guidance

Chapter 5. Children's Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Plan

IC 20-19-5-1. IC 20-19-5-2.

Department duties Plan recommendations

Article 20. Programs Administered by the State

Chapter 8. School Corporation Annual Performance Report

IC 20-20-8-8.

Report information

Chapter 40. Restraint and Seclusion Commission

IC 20-20-40-1. IC 20-20-40-2. IC 20-20-40-3. IC 20-20-40-4. IC 20-20-40-5. IC 20-20-40-6. IC 20-20-40-7. IC 20-20-40-8. IC 20-20-40-9. IC 20-20-40-10. IC 20-20-40-11. IC 20-20-40-12. IC 20-20-40-13.

IC 20-20-40-14. IC 20-20-40-15. IC 20-20-40-16.

"Behavioral intervention plan" "Chemical restraint" "Commission" "Mechanical restraint" "Physical restraint" "Positive behavior intervention and support" "School corporation" "School employee" "Seclusion" "Time-out" Establishment of the commission on seclusion and restraint Chairperson; meetings; votes and actions of the commission Duties; rules; notice requirement; training; elements of the restraint and seclusion plan Adoption of restraint and seclusion plan; submission of plans Immunity Rulemaking

Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions

Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties

IC 20-26-5-31. IC 20-26-5-32. IC 20-26-5-34.2.

School corporation police; autism and Asperger's syndrome training Involvement of parents with discipline plan; department's model discipline plan Bullying prevention; training for employees and volunteers

Chapter 16. School Corporation Police Departments

IC 20-26-16-1. IC 20-26-16-2. IC 20-26-16-3. IC 20-26-16-4. IC 20-26-16-5. IC 20-26-16-6. IC 20-26-16-7.

Application Authority to establish police department Authority to appoint officers; uniforms; vehicles Minimum training requirements Training for certain officers School corporation police officers; oath; powers and duties; jurisdiction Existing school corporation police departments

Chapter 18. Criminal Gang Measures

IC 20-26-18-1. IC 20-26-18-2. IC 20-26-18-3.

Application Establishment of written policy Publication of policy

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IC 20-26-18-4. IC 20-26-18-5. IC 20-26-18-6.

Establishment of education programs Establishment of criminal organization intervention program Reporting requirements

Chapter 18.2. School Resource Officers

IC 20-26-18.2-1. IC 20-26-18.2-2. IC 20-26-18.2-3. IC 20-26-18.2-4.

"School resource officer" Employment of school resource officer; duties School resource officer's police powers Reporting use of restraints and seclusion

Article 28. School Teachers

Chapter 3. Teacher Education and Continuing Education

IC 20-28-3-4.

Continuing education

Article 30. Curriculum

Chapter 5. Mandatory Curriculum

IC 20-30-5-5.5. IC 20-30-5-6. IC 20-30-5-11.

Bullying prevention; student instruction Good citizenship instruction Alcoholic beverages, tobacco, prescription drugs, and controlled substances; instruction in kindergarten through grade 12

Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students

IC 20-30-8-1. IC 20-30-8-10. IC 20-30-8-13.

"Alternative education program" Criteria for placement of students in program Department to encourage and assist in establishing program; program for chronically disruptive students

Article 33. Students: General Provisions

Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance

IC 20-33-2-23. IC 20-33-2-24. IC 20-33-2-25.

IC 20-33-2-26.

Powers of certain officers to take children into custody Principal; duties when truant child received Habitual absence from school; report to juvenile intake officer or department of child services Enforcement of chapter

Chapter 8. Student Discipline

IC 20-33-8-0.2. IC 20-33-8-4. IC 20-33-8-5. IC 20-33-8-8. IC 20-33-8-9. IC 20-33-8-10. IC 20-33-8-11. IC 20-33-8-12.

IC 20-33-8-13.5. IC 20-33-8-14. IC 20-33-8-15.

"Bullying" "School purposes" "School property" Duty and powers of school corporation to supervise and discipline students Disciplinary powers of teachers and school staff members Disciplinary powers of principals Disciplinary powers of superintendents and administrative staff members Adoption of discipline rules; publicity requirement; discipline policy regulations and guidelines; delegation of authority; rulemaking powers of governing body Discipline rules prohibiting bullying required Grounds for suspension or expulsion Unlawful activity by student

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IC 20-33-8-16. IC 20-33-8-17. IC 20-33-8-18. IC 20-33-8-19. IC 20-33-8-20.

IC 20-33-8-21. IC 20-33-8-22. IC 20-33-8-23. IC 20-33-8-24. IC 20-33-8-25. IC 20-33-8-26.

IC 20-33-8-29. IC 20-33-8-31. IC 20-33-8-32. IC 20-33-8-34.

Possession of firearms, deadly weapons, or destructive devices Student's legal settlement not in attendance area Maximum term of suspension; procedure; student assignments Expulsion procedure; appeals; preparation of list Maximum term of expulsion; reenrollment in alternative program after expulsion or exclusion; reinstatement review Scope of judicial review Effectiveness of statute during judicial review Suspension pending expulsion decision Requirements for reenrollment after expulsion Additional disciplinary actions authorized Rules requiring participation in disciplinary action by person caring for dependent student Special schools Effect of suspension or expulsion on compulsory attendance laws Locker searches Disciplinary action for students with disabilities

Chapter 8.5. Court Assisted Resolution of Suspension and Expulsion Cases

IC 20-33-8.5-1. IC 20-33-8.5-2. IC 20-33-8.5-3. IC 20-33-8.5-4. IC 20-33-8.5-5. IC 20-33-8.5-6. IC 20-33-8.5-7. IC 20-33-8.5-8. IC 20-33-8.5-9. IC 20-33-8.5-12.

Applicability Agreement between superintendent and court having juvenile jurisdiction Agreement; court's responsibilities Agreement; school corporation's responsibilities Agreement; payment of expenses Informal hearing before court Hearing not a determination of whether student is child in need of services Presence of parent or guardian at hearing Appearance of student not to be used in subsequent court proceedings Child not deprived of due process rights

Chapter 9. Reporting Requirements

IC 20-33-9-1. IC 20-33-9-5. IC 20-33-9-6. IC 20-33-9-10. IC 20-33-9-10.5. IC 20-33-9-11. IC 20-33-9-12. IC 20-33-9-13.

Application of chapter Controlled substance violations; reports by school employees Controlled substance violations; reports by members of administrative staffs Duty to report threat Criminal organization activity; duty to report; maintaining safe school environment Procedure to make report Relief of obligation to report Oral report to local law enforcement agency

Article 34. Student Health and Safety Measures

Chapter 3. Health and Safety Measures

IC 20-34-3-21.

Memorandum of understanding between school corporation and community mental health center or provider; referrals; documentation; diagnosis

Chapter 6. Student Safety Reporting

IC 20-34-6-1. IC 20-34-6-2.

School corporation reports; department reports. Notice of reporting requirements; audits

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