Sec. 9. (a) The children of the home shall be: (1) taught and treated in a manner that promotes the children's physical, intellectual, and moral improvement; and (2) trained in habits of industry, studiousness, and morality. (b) The superintendent of the home: (1) shall afford to the children of the home literary, art, technical, and industrial education as can reasonably be provided; (2) may conduct a school at the home, which must be accredited, or may otherwise arrange for the education of the children in county reorganized schools near the institution; and (3) shall make certain that a child attending a county school receives instruction that is not inferior in any respect to the curriculum offered in a school possessing a first class commission from the state. (c) If a school is maintained at the home, the superintendent shall do the following: (1) Cause to be provided the proper educational materials for use in the school. (2) Employ the necessary teachers. (d) A person who teaches in a department of the school must be qualified and properly certified by the Indiana state board of education. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6.5-5-17.]
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