Indiana § 20-28-9-15 - Teacher payment when school is closed

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§ 20-28-9-15. Teacher payment when school is closed

Sec. 15. If during the term of the teacher's contract:

(1) the school is closed by order of the:

(A) school corporation; or

(B) health authorities; or

(2) school cannot be conducted through no fault of the teacher;

the teacher shall receive regular payments during that time. If a canceled student instructional day (as defined in IC 20-30-2-2) is rescheduled to comply with IC 20-30-2, each teacher and (notwithstanding IC 20-27-8-7) each school bus driver shall work on that rescheduled day without additional compensation.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-9(a).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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