Each school board shall adopt policies on the reporting of child abuse. The policies shall:
(1) Specify that child abuse by school employees is not tolerated;
(2) Specify that all school employees are subject to the policies;
(3) Require that all school employees report suspected child abuse to a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services or a designee of the department as required by ORS 419B.010 and 419B.015 and report suspected child abuse to the employees’ supervisors or other persons designated by the school board;
(4) Designate a person to receive reports of suspected child abuse by school employees and specify the procedures to be followed by that person upon receipt of a report;
(5) Require the posting in each school building of the name and contact information for the person designated for the school building to receive reports of suspected child abuse by school employees and the procedures the person will follow upon receipt of a report;
(6) Specify that the initiation of a report in good faith about suspected child abuse may not adversely affect any terms or conditions of employment or the work environment of the complainant;
(7) Specify that the school board or any school employee will not discipline a student for the initiation of a report in good faith about suspected child abuse by a school employee; and
(8) Require notification by the education provider to the person who initiated the report about actions taken by the education provider based on the report. [2005 c.367 §2]
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