ยง 3028-c. Protection of school employees who report acts of violence
and weapons possession. Any school employee having reasonable cause to
suspect that a person has committed an act of violence while in or on
school property, or having reasonable cause to suspect that a person has
committed an act of violence upon a student, school employee or
volunteer either upon school grounds or elsewhere, or having reasonable
cause to suspect that a person has brought a gun, knife, bomb or other
instrument capable of or that appears capable of causing death or
physical injury upon school grounds who in good faith reports such
information to school officials, to the commissioner, or to law
enforcement authorities, shall have immunity from any civil liability
that may arise from the making of such report, and no school district or
school district employee shall take, request or cause a retaliatory
action against any such employee who makes such report.
Structure New York Laws
Article 61 - Teachers and Supervisory and Administrative Staff
3001 - Qualifications of Teachers.
3001-A - Temporary Teaching Permit, Person Not a Citizen.
3001-D - Criminal History Record Checks and Conditional Appointments; Nonpublic and Private Schools.
3002 - Oath to Support Federal and State Constitutions.
3003 - Qualifications of Superintendents.
3004 - Regulations Governing Certification of Teachers.
3004-A - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program.
3004-B - Special Procedures for Certification.
3004-C - Denial of Application for Certification.
3005-A - Leave of Absence for Teaching Purposes.
3005-B - Leave of Absence for Personal Illness.
3006 - Commissioner of Education to Issue Certificates.
3007 - Endorsement of Foreign Certificates and Diplomas.
3008 - Certification of Teachers by Local Authorities.
3009 - Unqualified Teachers Shall Not Be Paid From School Moneys.
3010 - Penalty for Payment of Unqualified Teacher.
3012 - Tenure: Certain School Districts.
3012-A - Elementary Tenure Area.
3012-C - Annual Professional Performance Review of Classroom Teachers and Building Principals.
3012-D - Annual Teacher and Principal Evaluations.
3013 - Abolition of Office or Position.
3014 - Tenure: Boards of Cooperative Educational Services.
3014-C - Teachers' Rights as a Result of a School District Taking Back Tuition Students.
3015 - Teacher's Salary When Payable.
3016 - Contract When Teacher Is Related to Trustee or Member of Board of Education.
3017 - Individual Liability of Trustees.
3018 - Revocation of Certificate by District Superintendent.
3019 - Penalty for Teacher's Failure to Complete Contract.
3019-A - Notice of Termination of Service by Teachers.
3020 - Discipline of Teachers.
3020-A - Disciplinary Procedures and Penalties.
3020-B - Streamlined Removal Procedures for Teachers Rated Ineffective.
3021-A - Notification of Accusatory Instrument Alleging a Sex Offense.
3022 - Elimination of Subversive Persons From the Public School System.
3024 - Teachers Responsible for Record Books.
3025 - Verification of School Register.
3026 - Discriminations Based on Sex Prohibited.
3027 - Discrimination Based on Age Prohibited.
3028-A - Students Under Twenty-One Years of Age Suspected of Alcohol Abuse or Narcotic Addiction.
3028-B - Notification of Teachers' Duty to Provide Information and Immunity From Liability.
3028-C - Protection of School Employees Who Report Acts of Violence and Weapons Possession.
3029 - Hours of Continuous Duty for Full Time Teachers.
3029-A - Silent Meditation in Public Schools.
3030 - Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel.
3033 - New York State Mentor Teacher-Internship Program.
3034 - Teacher Career Recruitment Clearinghouse.
3035 - Duties of Commissioner; Submission of Fingerprints.