Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 170 - Boards of Education
Section 10-221s. - Posting of Careline telephone number in schools. Investigations of child abuse and neglect. Disciplinary action.

(a) Each local and regional board of education shall post the telephone number for the Careline operated by the Department of Children and Families, pursuant to section 17a-103a, and the Internet web site address that provides information about the Careline in a conspicuous location frequented by students in each school under the jurisdiction of the board. Such posting shall be in various languages that are the most appropriate for the students enrolled in the school.

(b) A local or regional board of education shall permit and give priority to any investigation conducted by the Commissioner of Children and Families or the appropriate local law enforcement agency that a child has been abused or neglected pursuant to sections 17a-101a to 17a-101d, inclusive, and section 17a-103. Such board of education shall conduct its own investigation and take any disciplinary action, in accordance with the provisions of section 17a-101i, upon notice from the commissioner or the appropriate local law enforcement agency that such board's investigation will not interfere with the investigation of the commissioner or such local law enforcement agency.
(P.A. 11-93, S. 13; P.A. 16-188, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 11-93 effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 16-188 designated existing provisions re investigations of abuse and neglect as Subsec. (b) and added Subsec. (a) re posting of telephone number and Internet web site address of Careline in schools, effective July 1, 2016.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 10 - Education and Culture

Chapter 170 - Boards of Education

Section 10-218. - Officers. Meetings.

Section 10-218a. - Oath of office.

Section 10-219. - Procedure for filling vacancy on local board of education.

Section 10-220. - Duties of boards of education.

Section 10-220a. - In-service training. Professional development and evaluation committees. Institutes for educators. Cooperating teacher program, regulations.

Section 10-220b. - Policy statement on drugs.

Section 10-220c. - Transportation of children over private roads. Immunity from liability.

Section 10-220d. - Student recruitment by regional and interdistrict specialized schools and programs. Recruitment of athletes prohibited. Information re and notice of availability of certain schools and education centers.

Section 10-220e. - Foster children count.

Section 10-220f. - Safety committee.

Section 10-220g. - Policy on calculation of students' grade point averages.

Section 10-220h. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Transfer of student records.

Section 10-220i. - Transportation of students carrying cartridge injectors.

Section 10-220j. - Blood glucose self-testing by children. Guidelines.

Section 10-220k. - Disclosure of educational records re student confined in residential facility.

Section 10-220l. - Qualified personnel to monitor school swimming pool. School swimming pool safety plan.

Section 10-220m. - Review of transportation arrangements of special needs students.

Section 10-220p. - Materials provided to students when discussing career options.

Section 10-220q. - Calculation of grade point average and determination of class rank percentile for Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program.

Section 10-221. - Boards of education to prescribe rules, policies and procedures.

Section 10-221a. - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (i) and effective date.) High school graduation requirements. Student support and remedial services. Excusal from physical education requirement. Diplomas for certain veterans...

Section 10-221b. - Boards of education to establish written uniform policy re treatment of recruiters.

Section 10-221c. - Development of policy for reporting complaints re school transportation safety. Reporting of accidents at school bus stops.

Section 10-221d. - Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of applicants and employees of eligible school operators. Termination or dismissal. Fingerprinting. Availability of information re applicant's history.

Section 10-221e. - Intradistrict student assignment programs.

Section 10-221f. - School uniforms.

Section 10-221g. - Instructional time and facility usage assessment.

Section 10-221h and 10-221i. - Plan to improve reading skills. Technical assistance; standard of reading competency.

Section 10-221j. - Early Reading Success Panel.

Section 10-221k. - Assessments by priority school districts of need related to goal of reading success.

Section 10-221l. - State-Wide Early Reading Success Institute.

Section 10-221m. - Development and implementation of in-service reading instruction training program by priority school districts.

Section 10-221n. - Independent evaluation.

Section 10-221o. - Lunch periods. Recess. Undirected play. Boards to adopt policies addressing limitation of physical exercise.

Section 10-221p. - Boards to make available for purchase nutritious and low-fat foods.

Section 10-221q. - Sale of beverages.

Section 10-221r. - Advanced placement course program. Guidelines.

Section 10-221s. - Posting of Careline telephone number in schools. Investigations of child abuse and neglect. Disciplinary action.

Section 10-221t. - Alignment of common core standards with college level programs.

Section 10-221u. - Boards to adopt policies addressing the use of physical activity as discipline.

Section 10-221v. - Confidential rapid response team re suspected abuse or neglect.

Section 10-221w. - Policy re eligibility criteria for enrollment in advanced course or program.

Section 10-221x. - Challenging curriculum policy.

Section 10-221y. - Standardized conversion of transferred credits. Application toward graduation requirements.

Section 10-222. - Appropriations and budget.

Section 10-222a. - Boards to have use of funds from repayment and insurance proceeds for school materials and from payment for custodial services for use of school facilities.

Section 10-222b. - Board to have use of funds from the Manville property damage settlement trust.

Section 10-222c. - Hiring policy. Applicant's employment history; requirement to disclose and check upon. Immunity from civil and criminal liability.

Section 10-222d. - Safe school climate plans. Definitions. School climate assessments.

Section 10-222e. - Policy on evaluation and termination of athletic coaches.

Section 10-222f. - College informational forums.

Section 10-222g. - Prevention and intervention strategy re bullying and teen dating violence.

Section 10-222h. - Analysis of school districts' efforts re prevention of and response to bullying in schools. School climate assessment instruments.

Section 10-222i. - State-wide safe school climate resource network.

Section 10-222j. - Training re prevention, identification and response to school bullying, teen dating violence and youth suicide.

Section 10-222k. - District safe school climate coordinator. Safe school climate specialist. Safe school climate committee.

Section 10-222l. - Immunity of school employees, students, parents or guardians, individuals and boards of education from liability for certain actions relating to reporting, investigating and responding to school bullying and teen dating violence.

Section 10-222m. - School security and safety plans. School security and safety committees.

Section 10-222n. - School security and safety plan standards.

Section 10-222o. - Information re aggregate spending for education to be made available.

Section 10-222p. - Review of safe school climate plans by Department of Education. Approval or rejection.

Section 10-222q. - Social and Emotional Learning and School Climate Advisory Collaborative.

Section 10-222r. - Publication of plain language explanation of rights and remedies.

Section 10-222s. - Provision of training materials re prevention of and intervention in discrimination and harassment against students.

Section 10-222t. - Administration of social-emotional learning assessment.

Section 10-222u. - State-wide social-emotional support strategy.

Section 10-222v. - Social-emotional learning standards for grades four to twelve.

Section 10-222w. - Working group re bullying and safe school climate plans.

Section 10-222x. - Inclusion of 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number on student identification cards.

Section 10-223. - Separate high school accounts.

Section 10-223a. - Promotion and graduation policies. Basic skills necessary for graduation; assessment process.

Section 10-223b to 10-223d. - List of schools in need of improvement; process for improving school performance. Grants for schools in need of improvement. Identification of successful programs and methods.

Section 10-223e. - State-wide education accountability plan. State-wide performance management and support plan. Actions. Study of academic achievement. Reconstitution of boards of education.

Section 10-223f. - Use of charter school student performance data in the calculation of accountability index scores for alliance districts.

Section 10-223g. - On-line credit recovery program. On-line learning coordinator.

Section 10-223h. - Commissioner's network of schools. Turnaround committees. Operations and instructional audit. Turnaround plans. Reports.

Section 10-223i. - Contracts between boards of education and not-for-profit educational management organizations. Operations report. Enrollment policies.

Section 10-223j. - School governance councils.

Section 10-223k. - Department of Education to publish certain plans, rankings and formulas.

Section 10-223l. - Model school district responsibilities agreement.

Section 10-223m. - Adoption of policy to improve completion rates of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Section 10-223n. - Publication of completion rates of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Section 10-224. - Duties of the secretary.

Section 10-225. - Salaries of secretary and attendance officers.

Section 10-226. - Reports to Commissioner of Education.

Section 10-226a. - Documentation of pupils and teachers of racial minorities and pupils eligible for free or reduced price lunches.

Section 10-226b. - Existence of racial imbalance.

Section 10-226c. - Plan to correct imbalance.

Section 10-226d. - Approval of plan by state board.

Section 10-226e. - Regulations.

Section 10-226f. - Coordinator of intergroup relations.

Section 10-226g. - Intergroup relations training for teachers.

Section 10-226h. - Programs and methods to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation.

Section 10-227. - Returns of receipts, expenditures and statistics to Commissioner of Education. Verification mandated. Penalty.

Section 10-228. - Free textbooks, supplies, material and equipment.

Section 10-228a. - Free textbook loans to pupils attending nonpublic schools.

Section 10-228b. - Tax credits for donation of computers to schools.

Section 10-229. - Change of textbooks.

Section 10-230. - Flags in schoolrooms and schools. Policy on the reciting of the “Pledge of Allegiance”.

Section 10-230a. - Employment of instructors of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs.

Section 10-230b. - Exemplary veterans education program distinction.

Section 10-231. - Fire drills. Crisis response drills.

Section 10-231a. - Pesticide applications at schools: Definitions.

Section 10-231b. - Pesticide applications at schools: Authorized applications. Ban. Exceptions.

Section 10-231c. - Pesticide applications at schools without an integrated pest management plan. Prior notice.

Section 10-231d. - Pesticide applications at schools with an integrated pest management plan. Prior notice.

Section 10-231e. - Maintenance of heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

Section 10-231f. - Indoor air quality committee.

Section 10-231g. - Green cleaning program at schools: Definitions. Implementation. Notice.

Section 10-232. - Restrictions on employment of members of board of education.

Section 10-232a. - Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of applicants and employees of nongovernmental school operators. Termination or dismissal. Fingerprinting. Availability of information re applicant's history.

Section 10-232b. - Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of students in teacher preparation programs. Fee waiver.

Section 10-232c. - Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of persons who will perform service involving direct contact with students.

Section 10-232d. - Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of certified school personnel. Denial of application for and revocation of certification.

Section 10-233. - Suspension of pupils.

Section 10-233a. - Definitions.

Section 10-233b. - Removal of pupils from class.

Section 10-233c. - Suspension of pupils.

Section 10-233d. - Expulsion of pupils.

Section 10-233e. - Notice as to disciplinary policies and action.

Section 10-233f. - In-school suspension of pupils. Reassignment.

Section 10-233g. - Reports of principals to police authority concerning physical assaults upon school employees by students.

Section 10-233h. - Arrested students. Reports by police, disclosure, confidentiality. Police testimony at expulsion hearings.

Section 10-233i. - Students placed on probation by a court.

Section 10-233j. - Student possession and use of telecommunication devices.

Section 10-233k. - Notification of school officials of potentially dangerous students. Provision of educational records of children returning to school from residential centers.

Section 10-233l. - Expulsion and suspension of children in preschool programs.

Section 10-233m. - Memorandum of understanding re school resource officers.

Section 10-233n. - Report re disaggregated school discipline data.

Section 10-233o. - Standards re alternative educational opportunities.

Section 10-234. - Expulsion of pupils.

Section 10-234aa. - Definitions.

Section 10-234bb. - Contracts between boards of education and contractors re student data. Requirements.

Section 10-234cc. - Requirements for operators re student data.

Section 10-234dd. - Duties re unauthorized release, disclosure or acquisition of student data.

Section 10-234ee. - Written guidance re Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and laws relating to student data privacy.

Section 10-234ff. - Uniform student data privacy terms-of-service agreement addendum.

Section 10-234gg. - Report re use of certain Internet web sites, online services or mobile applications without a contract.

Section 10-235. - Indemnification of teachers, board members, employees and certain volunteers and students in damage suits; expenses of litigation.

Section 10-235a. - Immunity from liability of internship providers.

Section 10-236. - Liability insurance.

Section 10-236a. - Indemnification of educational personnel assaulted in the line of duty.

Section 10-236b. - Physical restraint and seclusion of students by school employees.

Section 10-236c. - Behavior intervention meetings for certain students.

Section 10-237. - School activity funds.

Section 10-238. - Petition for hearing on questions relating to provision of education offered by the board of education.

Section 10-239. - Use of school facilities for other purposes.

Section 10-239a. - Demonstration scholarship program. Short title. Legislative intent.

Section 10-239b. - Definitions.

Section 10-239c. - Contract with federal agency for funds.

Section 10-239d. - Demonstration board and staff. Scholarships.

Section 10-239e. - Use of scholarships. Eligibility of schools.

Section 10-239f. - Collective bargaining by teachers.

Section 10-239g. - Evaluation of quality of education and satisfaction with schools under program.

Section 10-239h. - Liberal construction.

Section 10-239i. - Participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress or other national or international assessment.

Section 10-239j. - Disclosure of accreditation reports. Notification requirements.

Section 10-239k. - Shared service agreements.