In re P.J.

I respectfully dissent. I cannot countenance this inappropriate extension of the judiciary's role into the province of school officials.

As the majority has correctly stated, resolution of the dispute turns on the construction of the competing provisions of IND.CODE 20-8.1-5-15 and IND.CODE 31-6-7-14. When the General Assembly enacted IND.CODE 20-8.1-5-15 in 1978, it demonstrated its unequivocal intent to allow school officials the final determination in pupil discipline proceedings, subject to judicial review only as allowed by statute. *26In my view, the subsequent enactment of IND.CODE…