Indiana § 20-33-8-14 - Grounds for suspension or expulsion
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 20-33-8-14 — Grounds for suspension or expulsion, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-33-8-14. Grounds for suspension or expulsion
Sec. 14. (a) The following are the grounds for student suspension or expulsion, subject to the procedural requirements of this chapter and as stated by school corporation rules:
(1) Student misconduct.
(2) Substantial disobedience.
(b) The grounds for suspension or expulsion listed in subsection (a) apply when a student is:
(1) on school grounds immediately before or during school hours, or immediately after school hours, or at any other time when the school is being used by a school group;
(2) off school grounds at a school activity, function, or event; or
(3) traveling to or from school or a school activity, function, or event.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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