Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to the following:

(1) A public school maintained by a school corporation.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-30-2-2.5

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • virtual instruction: means instruction that is provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which the student is separated from a teacher by time or space, or both. See Indiana Code 20-30-2-1.5
(2) A charter school that is not a virtual charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-10).

     (b) If a student is enrolled to attend in-person instruction at a school and the student participates in any virtual instruction or remote learning that is provided by the school, the school shall ensure that the virtual instruction or remote learning provided by the school meets the following requirements:

(1) The virtual instruction or remote learning is of the same quality and rigor as the instruction that the student would have received if the student was attending in-person instruction at the school.

(2) The curriculum and any other educational resources used in the virtual instruction or remote learning are aligned to Indiana’s academic standards.

     (c) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.27.