IC 20-33-2-28.7 : Department's compilation of statistics concerning likely consequences of withdrawing from school before graduation

Sec. 28.7. (a) The department of education shall compile and make available to schools statistics concerning the likely consequences of life without a high school diploma. The statistics must include, but are not limited to, statistics that show the likelihood of an individual's:

(1) unemployment or employment in a lower paying job; and

(2) involvement in criminal activity;

as the consequence of not obtaining a high school diploma.

(b) The department of education shall update the statistics made available under subsection (a) every two (2) years.

As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.20.