WEST CLARK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS v. H.L.K.

No. 10S01-9611-JV-706.

690 N.E.2d 238 (1997)

WEST CLARK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, Appellant (Respondent below), v. H.L.K., Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Lang, Jeffersonville, for Appellant.

Samuel T. Green, Jeffersonville, for Appellee.


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...

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