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Indiana Code › Title 20 › Article 30 › Chapter 5 › Section 20-30-5-1

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Sec. 1. (a) In each of grades 6 through 12, every public and nonpublic school shall provide instruction on the constitutions of:

(1) Indiana; and

(2) the United States.

(b) In public elementary schools, instruction on the constitutions shall be included as a part of American history. In public high schools, instruction on the constitutions shall be included as a part of civics or another course, as the state board may require by rules. Failure of any public school teacher or principal to comply with this requirement constitutes misconduct in office under IC 20-28-5-7.

(c) Each nonpublic elementary school and high school shall provide instruction under this section as required by the state board.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

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