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Ind. Code § 20-33-2-6 (2026)

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     Sec. 6. A student is bound by the requirements of this chapter from the earlier of the date on which the student officially enrolls in a school or, except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student becomes seven (7) years of age until the date on which the student:

(1) graduates;

(2) becomes eighteen (18) years of age; or

(3) becomes sixteen (16) years of age but is less than eighteen (18) years of age and the requirements concerning an exit interview are met enabling the student to withdraw from school before graduation;

whichever occurs first.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17(b), (c).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.17; P.L.214-2025, SEC.178.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2024 · leading case: Jordan Jacobs v. State of Indiana, 62 N.E.3d 1253 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016).
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Jordan Jacobs v. State of Indiana, 62 N.E.3d 1253 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “Ind. Code § 20-33-2-6 . Court of Appeals of Indiana | Opinion 49A02-1601-CR-19 | November 7, 2016 Page 25 of 28 be secure from unreasonable seizures.”
CHINS: A H v. Indiana Dep't of Child Servs., No. 23A-JC-02399 (Ind. Ct. App. June 24, 2024). · cites it 4× “3 Ind. Code § 20-33-2-6 (2005). Mother eventually pleaded guilty to both counts.”
In the Matter of P.G. (Minor Child), Child in Need of Servs. J.G. (Father), P.G. (Guardian), & M.G. (Guardian) v. The Indiana Dep't of Child Servs. (mem. dec.), No. 49A04-1604-JC-722 (Ind. Ct. App. Oct. 31, 2016). · cites it 2× “See Ind. Code § 20-33-2-6 (requiring students to attend school until they either graduate or turn eighteen unless allowed to withdraw under certain circumstances).”
In the Matter of: G.T., T.H., M.H., & M.C., Child. in Need of Servs., & A.C. (Mother) v. The Indiana Dep't of Child Servs. (mem. dec.), No. 19A-JC-219 (Ind. Ct. App. July 24, 2019). · cites it 2× “4 The petition alleged the Children were CHINS based on Mother’s inability, refusal, or neglect under Indiana Code Section 31-34-1-1, and Mother’s violation of “The Compulsory School Attendance Law”—codified in Indiana Code Section 20-33-2-6—resulting in educational neglect.”
In the Matter of M.T., K.B. v. The Indiana Dep't of Child Servs. (mem. dec.), No. 19A-JC-2402 (Ind. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2020). · cites it 2× “Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 19A-JC-2402 | March 30, 2020 Page 14 of 22 Lastly, DCS alleged Child was a CHINS under Indiana Code section 20-33-2-6, which mandates school attendance until the student meets the statutory criteria.”
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