Legal Opinion
West Clark Community Schools v. H.L.K.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 24, 1997No. 10S01-9611-JV-706PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
We hold that a child challenging school discipline must do so by following the judicial review procedures of our state’s pupil discipline statute and not by seeking relief under the juvenile code. However, we conclude that these judicial review procedures do not wholly oust juvenile courts of authority with respect to school corporations.
Background
Fourteen-year-old H.L.K. was adjudicated a delinquent child on June 26, 1995, for committing an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted a felony, to wit, criminal recklessness.1 In the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Austin Lakes Joint Venture v. Avon Utilities, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1995
- Wilson v. Board of the Indiana Employment Security DivisionIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
- Sanders v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
- Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission v. Osco Drug, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- West Clark Community Schools v. H.L.K.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1996
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