School's access to juvenile court records; notice; confidentiality
Sec. 13.8. (a) The juvenile court may grant a school access to all
or a portion of the juvenile court records of a child who is a student
at the school if:
(1) the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee;
(2) the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school, or the
chief administrative officer's designee; or
(3) the individual with administrative control within a charter
school, or the individual's designee;
submits a written request that meets the requirements of subsection
(b).
(b) A written request must establish that the juvenile court records
described in subsection (a) are necessary for the school to:
(1) serve the educational needs of the child whose records are
being released; or
(2) protect the safety or health of a student, an employee, or a
volunteer at the school.
(c) A juvenile court that releases juvenile court records under this
section shall provide notice to the child and to the child's parent,
guardian, or custodian that the child's juvenile records have been
disclosed to the school.
(d) A juvenile court that releases juvenile court records under this
section shall issue an order requiring the school to keep the juvenile
court records confidential. A confidentiality order issued under this
subsection does not prohibit a school that receives juvenile court
records from forwarding the juvenile records to:
(1) another school; or
(2) a person if a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child
consents to the release of the juvenile court records to the
person.
A school or a person that receives juvenile court records under this
subsection must keep the juvenile court records confidential.
As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC.51.
Last modified: May 24, 2006