Indiana Code 20-33-2-47. School corporations; notification of absences; reports to local health departments
(1) the student fails to attend school; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-33-2-47
- attend: means to be physically present:
Indiana Code 20-33-2-3.2
- 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.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
(b) A school corporation or a state accredited nonpublic school shall report to the local health department the percentage of student absences above a threshold determined by the department by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.
(c) If a school corporation implements a notification system under this chapter, the attendance officer or the attendance officer’s designee shall make a reasonable effort to contact by telephone the parent of each student who has failed to attend school and does not have an excused absence for that day.
(d) If an attendance officer or an attendance officer’s designee has made a reasonable effort to contact a parent under subsection (c), the school corporation is immune from liability for any damages suffered by the parent claimed because of failure to contact the parent.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-8.1-13-1; 20-8.1-13-2; 20-8.1-13-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.76.