Ind. Code § 31-34-1-7
Parent, guardian, or custodian failing to participate in school disciplinary proceeding
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.203.
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.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-3(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.203.