May a school deny enrollment to a student over the age of eighteen? How does a public school decide legal settlement or discipline issues for students over age eighteen?
Students over the age of eighteen are not required to attend school under the Compulsory School Attendance law but they have a right to an education under the Constitution of the State of Indiana, Article 8, Section 1. The policy of the Indiana Department of Education is that students who have not graduated (earned a diploma) from high school are eligible for attendance in public schools. Students over age eighteen are subject to the pupil discipline law (See I.C. 20-33-8) and the law of legal settlement (See I.C. 20-26-11). The school makes the final decision on placement in classes.
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