20-33-12-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all public schools, including charter schools. As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
20-33-13-1. Application
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) An athletic team or sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a school corporation or public school in which the students participating on the athletic team or in the sport compete against students participating on an athletic team or in a sport that is organized, […]
20-33-12-2. Prohibition of Discrimination
Sec. 2. A public school shall not discriminate against a student or a student’s parent on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression. A public school shall treat a student’s voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner the public school treats a student’s […]
20-33-13-2. “Association”
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “association” has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-14-1. As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
20-33-12-3. Expression of Religious Beliefs in School Work
Sec. 3. Students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of their submissions. Homework and classroom assignments must be judged by ordinary academic standards of substance and relevance and against other legitimate pedagogical concerns identified by the public school. […]
20-33-13-3. “Public School”
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “public school” means the following: (1) A school maintained by a school corporation. (2) A charter school. As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
20-33-12-4. Religious Expression at School
Sec. 4. (a) Public school students may pray or engage in religious activities or religious expressions before, during, and after the school day in the same manner and to the same extent that students may engage in nonreligious activities or expression. Students may organize prayer groups, religious clubs, or other religious gatherings before, during, and […]
20-33-13-4. Athletic Team or Sport Designation; Participation on Athletic Team or Sport Prohibited
Sec. 4. (a) A school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association that organizes, sanctions, or sponsors an athletic team or sport described in section 1 of this chapter shall expressly designate the athletic team or sport as one (1) of the following: (1) A male, men’s, or boys’ team or sport. (2) A female, […]
20-33-12-5. Establishment of Model Policy
Sec. 5. (a) The department, in collaboration with the attorney general’s office and organizations with expertise in religious civil liberties, shall establish a model policy addressing the requirements established by this chapter. The model policy shall be made available for school corporations and charter schools to assist a school corporation or charter school in meeting […]
20-33-13-5. Submission of Grievance; Procedure
Sec. 5. (a) A student or parent of a student may submit a grievance to a school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association for a violation of section 4 of this chapter. (b) Each school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, and association described in section 4 of this chapter shall: (1) establish and maintain […]