Indiana § 20-33-2-8 - Students not bound by requirements
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§ 20-33-2-8. Students not bound by requirements
Sec. 8. A student is not bound by the requirements of this chapter until the student becomes seven (7) years of age, if, upon request of the superintendent of the school corporation, the parent of a student who would otherwise be subject to compulsory school attendance under section 6 of this chapter certifies to the superintendent that the parent intends to:
(1) enroll the student in a nonaccredited, nonpublic school; or
(2) begin providing the student with instruction equivalent to that given in the public schools as permitted under section 28 of this chapter;
not later than the date on which the student becomes seven (7) years of age.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17(h).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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