72-6144. Penalties for failure to make reports, preventing or interfering with reports; sanctions for making reports prohibited; immunity from liability. (a) Willful and knowing failure of a school employee to make a report required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Preventing or interfering with, with the intent to prevent, the making of a report required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
(b) Willful and knowing failure of any employee designated by a board of education to transmit reports made by school employees to the appropriate state or local law enforcement agency as required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Preventing or interfering with, with the intent to prevent, the transmission of reports required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) No board of education shall terminate the employment of, or prevent or impair the profession of, or impose any other sanction on any school employee because the employee made an oral or written report to, or cooperated with an investigation by, a law enforcement agency relating to any criminal act that the employee knows has been committed or reasonably believes will be committed at school, on school property, or at a school supervised activity.
(d) Any board of education, and any member or employee thereof, participating without malice in the making of an oral or written report to a law enforcement agency relating to any criminal act that is known to have been committed or reasonably is believed will be committed at school, on school property, or at a school supervised activity shall have immunity from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceedings resulting from the report.
History: L. 1995, ch. 123, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 116, § 48; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 61 - Student Safety And Discipline
72-6114 Grounds for suspension or expulsion; who may suspend or expel.
72-6117 Notice of hearing results; appeal to board of education; hearing officers; procedure.
72-6118 Nonapplication of compulsory attendance law.
72-6119 Powers and duties of persons conducting hearings.
72-6120 Refusal to admit suspended or expelled pupil authorized.
72-6133 Duties of state board of education; failure of boards to adopt and file policies, penalties.
72-6134 Use of air guns; certain policies prohibited.
72-6146 School security officers and campus police officers.
72-6147 Bullying, school district policies.
72-6151 Freedom from unsafe restraint and seclusion act; citation.
72-6154 Parental notification; documentation of an incident; annual report.
72-6155 Parent's right to request meeting; required meetings.
72-6156 Rules and regulations.
72-6157 Emergency safety intervention task force; membership; organization; duties.