IC 31-34-1-7 — Parent, guardian, or custodian failing to participate in school disciplinary proceeding
Chapter 1. Circumstances Under Which a Child Is a Child in Need of Services
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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.
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