Parent, guardian, or custodian failing to participate in school
disciplinary proceeding
Sec. 7. A child is a child in need of services if before the child
becomes eighteen (18) years of age:
(1) the child's parent, guardian, or custodian fails to participate
in a disciplinary proceeding in connection with the student's
improper behavior, as provided for by IC 20-33-8-26, if the
behavior of the student has been repeatedly disruptive in the
school; and
(2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
(A) the child is not receiving; and
(B) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the
coercive intervention of the court.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.203.
Last modified: May 24, 2006