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158.156 Reporting of commission of felony KRS Chapter 508 offense against a student -- Investigation -- Immunity from liability for reporting -- Privileges no bar to reporting.

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Page 1 of 1 158.156 Reporting of commission of felony KRS Chapter 508 offense against a student -- Investigation -- Immunity from liability for reporting -- Privileges no <br>bar to reporting. (1) Any employee of a school or a local board of education who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a school student has been the victim of a violation <br>of any felony offense specified in KRS Chapter 508 committed by another student <br>while on school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-<br>sponsored event shall immediately cause an oral or written report to be made to the <br>principal of the school attended by the victim. The principal shall notify the parents, <br>legal guardians, or other persons exercising custodial control or supervision of the <br>student when the student is involved in an incident reportable under this section. <br>The principal shall file with the local school board and the local law enforcement <br>agency or the Department of Kentucky State Police or the county attorney within <br>forty-eight (48) hours of the original report a written report containing: <br>(a) The names and addresses of the student and his or her parents, legal guardians, or other persons exercising custodial control or supervision; (b) The student's age; <br>(c) The nature and extent of the violation; <br>(d) The name and address of the student allegedly responsible for the violation; and (e) Any other information that the principal making the report believes may be helpful in the furtherance of the purpose of this section. (2) An agency receiving a report under subsection (1) of this section shall investigate the matter referred to it. The school board and school personnel shall participate in <br>the investigation at the request of the agency. (3) Anyone acting upon reasonable cause in the making of a report required under this section in good faith shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that <br>might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same <br>immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from <br>such report or action. (4) Neither the husband-wife nor any professional-client/patient privilege, except the attorney-client and clergy-penitent privilege, shall be a ground for refusing to report <br>under this section or for excluding evidence regarding student harassment in any <br>judicial proceedings resulting from a report pursuant to this section. This subsection <br>shall also apply in any criminal proceeding in District or Circuit Court regarding <br>student harassment. Effective: July 15, 2008 <br>History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008.