Category: Codes of Conduct
Subcategory: Authority to Develop and Establish Codes of Conduct
State: Indiana
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IC 20-33-8-10. Disciplinary powers of principals.
(a) A principal may take action concerning the principal's school or a school activity within the principal's jurisdiction that is reasonably necessary to carry out or prevent interference with an educational function or school purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) allows a principal to write regulations that govern student conduct.
IC 20-33-8-11. Disciplinary powers of superintendents and administrative staff members.
A. (1) superintendent; or
(2) member of the superintendent's administrative staff, with the superintendent's approval;
may take any action with respect to all schools within the superintendent's jurisdiction that is reasonably necessary to carry out or prevent interference with an educational function or school purposes.
IC 20-33-8-12. Adoption of discipline rules; publicity requirement; discipline policy regulations and guidelines; delegation of authority; rulemaking powers of governing body.
(a) Except as provided under IC 20-33-8-16, the governing body of a school corporation must do the following:
(1) Establish written discipline rules, which must include a graduated system of discipline and may include:
(A) appropriate dress codes; and
(B) if applicable, an agreement for court assisted resolution of school suspension and expulsion cases; for the school corporation.
(2) Give general publicity to the discipline rules within a school where the discipline rules apply by actions such as:
(A) making a copy of the discipline rules available to students and students' parents; or
(B) delivering a copy of the discipline rules to students or the parents of students.
This publicity requirement may not be construed technically and is satisfied if the school corporation makes a good faith effort to disseminate to students or parents generally the text or substance of a discipline rule.
(b) The:
(1) superintendent of a school corporation; and
(2) principals of each school in a school corporation;
may adopt regulations establishing lines of responsibility and related guidelines in compliance with the discipline policies of the governing body.
(c) The governing body of a school corporation may delegate:
(1) rulemaking;
(2) disciplinary; and
(3) other authority; as reasonably necessary to carry out the school purposes of the school corporation.
(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to rules or directions concerning the following:
(1) Movement of students.
(2) Movement or parking of vehicles.
(3) Day to day instructions concerning the operation of a classroom or teaching station.
(4) Time for commencement of school.
(5) Other standards or regulations relating to the manner in which an educational function must be administered.
However, this subsection does not prohibit the governing body from regulating the areas listed in this subsection.
IC 20-33-8-29. Special schools.
(a) As used in this section, "special school" includes the following:
(1) A career and technical education school.
(2) A special education school or program.
(3) An alternative school or program.
(b) To the extent possible, this chapter applies to a special school.
(c) The governing body of a special school may make necessary modifications to the responsibilities of school personnel under this chapter to accommodate the administrative structure of a special school.
(d) In addition to a disciplinary action imposed by a special school, the principal of the school where a student is enrolled may without additional procedures adopt a disciplinary action or decision of a special school as a disciplinary action of the school corporation.
No relevant regulations found.