Oregon Statutes - Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety

339.005 Definition for ORS 339.040 and 339.125.
As used in ORS 339.040 and 339.125, unless the context requires otherwise, �administrative office for the county� means the administrative office of the education service...
339.010 School attendance required; age limits.
Except as provided in ORS 339.030, all children between the ages of 7 and 18 years who have not completed the 12th grade are required...
339.020 Duty to send children to school.
Except as provided in ORS 339.030, every person having control of any child between the ages of 7 and 18 years who has not completed...
339.030 Exemptions from compulsory school attendance; rules.
(1) In the following cases, children may not be required to attend public full-time schools: (a) Children being taught in a private or parochial school...
339.035 Teaching by private teacher, parent or guardian; notice; examination; rules; effect of low or declining score.
(1) As used in this section, �education service district� means the education service district that contains the school district of which the child is a...
339.040 Attendance supervisors; appointment; compensation.
(1) The executive officer of the administrative office for the county shall appoint one person to act as the attendance supervisor for school districts having...
339.050 [Amended by 1965 c.100 §278; repealed by 1965 c.136 §1]
339.055 Duties of attendance supervisors.
The attendance supervisor when notified of a truancy or unexcused absence shall investigate the truancy or nonattendance at school. If the child is not exempt...
339.060 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.065 Estimates of attendance; irregular attendance; excused absences.
(1) In estimating regular attendance for purposes of the compulsory attendance provisions of ORS 339.005 to 339.030, 339.040 to 339.125, 339.137, 339.420 and 339.990, the...
339.070 [Repealed by 1963 c.544 §52]
339.080 Nonattendance notice to parents, school officials and parole or probation officer.
(1) Except as provided in ORS 339.030, in case any parent or other person in parental relation fails to send any child under the control...
339.090 Determination of compliance; notice to district superintendent.
The attendance supervisor shall determine whether the parent or other person given written notice of attendance requirements has complied with the notice. If the attendance...
339.100 [Amended by 1963 c.544 §47; 1965 c.100 §279; renumbered 339.055]
339.110 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.115 Admission of students; waiver; denial.
(1) Except as provided in ORS 339.141, authorizing tuition for courses not part of the regular school program, the district school board shall admit free...
339.120 [Amended by 1957 c.198 §5; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.125 Admission of nonresident pupils; costs.
(1) The district school board may contract with the district school board of any other district for the admission of pupils in schools of the...
339.129 Education for children in local or regional correctional facilities required; funding; notice to district; access.
(1) A school district shall provide or cause to be provided appropriate education for children placed in a local or regional correctional facility located in...
339.130 [Amended by 1957 c.198 §6; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.133 Residency of student for school purposes; how determined; transportation of student.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), (4), (5) or (7) of this section, children between the ages of 4 and 18 shall be considered...
339.134 Residency of child with disability.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 339.133 (4), a child with a disability shall be considered a resident for school purposes in the school district in which the...
339.135 [1965 c.100 §287; 1967 c.507 §6; repealed by 1993 c.45 §117]
339.137 Residency of student at youth care center.
(1) A student described in ORS 336.580 shall be considered a resident of the school district in which the student resides by reason of the...
339.140 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.141 Tuition prohibited for regular school program; other programs.
(1) For the purposes of this section: (a) �Public charter school� has the meaning given that term in ORS 338.005. (b) �Regular school program� means...
339.145 [1965 c.100 §288; 1967 c.67 §9; 1971 c.494 §2; repealed by 1993 c.45 §120]
339.147 When tuition authorized; waiver of tuition and fees.
(1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 339.141, no district school board or public charter school as defined in ORS 338.005 shall require tuition for courses not part of...
339.150 [Amended by 1957 c.256 §1; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.155 Prohibitions of certain fees as condition of admission; allowable fees.
(1) A district school board or public charter school as defined in ORS 338.005 may not require payment of fees as a condition of admission...
339.160 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.165 [1971 c.402 §1; 1973 c.327 §1; 1981 c.404 §1; 1987 c.533 §1; 1989 c.620 §1; repealed by 1991 c.780 §30]
339.170 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.175 [1971 c.402 §2; 1979 c.836 §7; 1985 c.264 §1; 1989 c.620 §2; 1991 c.780 §35; renumbered 336.575 in 1993]
339.180 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.185 [1971 c.402 §3; 1973 c.327 §2; 1979 c.836 §1; 1983 c.731 §8; 1985 c.523 §1; 1987 c.318 §1; 1987 c.533 §2; 1989 c.620 §3; 1991 c.795 §10; repealed by 1991 c.780 §30]
339.190 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.195 [1987 c.817 §2; 1991 c.780 §36; 1993 c.45 §122; 1993 c.676 §50; renumbered 336.580 in 1993]
339.200 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
339.205 [1991 c.833 §1; 1993 c.18 §90; 1993 c.33 §323; renumbered 336.585 in 1993]
339.240 Rules of student conduct, discipline and rights; duties of state board and district school boards.
(1) The State Board of Education in accordance with ORS chapter 183 shall adopt rules setting minimum standards for pupil conduct and discipline and for...
339.250 Duty of student to comply with rules; discipline, suspension, expulsion, removal and counseling; written information on alternative programs required.
(1) Public school students shall comply with rules for the government of such schools, pursue the prescribed course of study, use the prescribed textbooks and...
339.252 Child with disability continues to be entitled to free appropriate public education if removed for disciplinary reasons; due process procedures.
(1) As used in this section, �child with a disability� has the meaning given that term in ORS 343.035. (2) A child with a disability...
339.253 [1979 c.739 §2; 1981 c.246 §3; 1987 c.675 §3; 1989 c.619 §3; renumbered 339.620 in 1989]
339.254 Suspension of student driving privileges; policy content.
(1) A school district board may establish a policy regarding when a school superintendent or the board may file with the Department of Transportation a...
339.255 [1979 c.836 §3; 1981 c.246 §4; renumbered 339.640 in 1989]
339.257 Documentation of enrollment status for students applying for driving privileges; notification of student withdrawal from school to Department of Transportation.
(1) The principal or a designee of the principal of a secondary school shall provide documentation of enrollment status on a form provided by the...
339.260 Withholding records until debt paid; liability of parent; waiver; notice; inspection.
(1) A school district shall withhold the grade reports, diploma and records of any student or former student who owes a debt of $50 or...
339.270 Assessment of costs of school property damage against responsible student or parents or guardian; notice; action to recover.
(1) If a school district finds that a student is responsible for damaging school district property, the school district shall determine the reasonable cost of...
339.280 Student grading policies; consideration of attendance allowed; policy content.
Each school district board may establish student grading policies that permit teachers to consider a student�s attendance in determining the student�s grade or deciding whether...
339.310 [1965 c.100 §291; repealed by 1973 c.728 §6]
339.312 Safe school alliance.
School districts are encouraged to form a safe school alliance composed of schools, law enforcement agencies, juvenile justice agencies and district attorneys. The purpose of...
339.315 Report required if person has possession of unlawful firearm or destructive device; immunity; law enforcement investigation required.
(1)(a) Any employee of a public school district, an education service district or a private school who has reasonable cause to believe that a person,...
339.317 Notice to school district of person charged with crime; immunity.
(1) No later than 15 days after a person under 18 years of age is charged with a crime under ORS 137.707 or is waived...
339.319 Notice to school district of person convicted of crime; immunity.
(1) When a person under 18 years of age is convicted of a crime under ORS 137.707 or following waiver under ORS 419C.349, 419C.352, 419C.364...
339.320 [1965 c.100 §292; repealed by 1973 c.728 §6]
339.321 Notice to school district and law enforcement agencies of release or discharge of person; immunity.
(1) No later than 15 days prior to the release or discharge of a person committed to the legal custody of the Department of Corrections...
339.323 Disclosure of information regarding person charged with or convicted of crime or regarding release or discharge of person; immunity.
(1) When a school district receives notice under ORS 339.317, 339.319, 339.321 or 420A.122, the school district may disclose the information only to those school...
339.325 [1999 c.576 §2; repealed by 2005 c.209 §40]
339.327 Notification required if person possesses threatening list or when threats of violence or harm made; immunity.
(1) A superintendent of a school district or a superintendent�s designee who has reasonable cause to believe that a person, while in a school, is...
339.330 [1965 c.100 §293; repealed by 1973 c.728 §6]
339.331 Mission; duties; annual report; staff; funding.
(1) There is created the Center for School Safety within the Department of Higher Education. The mission of the center shall be to: (a) Serve...
339.333 Board of directors.
(1) The Center for School Safety shall be governed by a board of directors. The board of directors shall consist of: (a) The Superintendent of...
339.336 Funding; Center for School Safety Account.
(1) The Department of Higher Education may seek and accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States, its agencies or from any other...
339.339 Collaboration between center and Department of Education.
The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Center for School Safety, shall: (1) Develop recommendations and statewide guidelines designed to improve the learning environment...
339.340 [1965 c.100 §294; repealed by 1973 c.728 §6]
339.350 [1965 c.100 §295; repealed by 1973 c.728 §6]
339.351 Definitions for ORS 339.351 to 339.364.
As used in ORS 339.351 to 339.364: (1) �Cyberbullying� means the use of any electronic communication device to harass, intimidate or bully. (2) �Harassment, intimidation...
339.353 Findings.
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that: (a) A safe and civil environment is necessary for students to learn and achieve high academic standards. (b) Harassment,...
339.356 District policy required.
(1) Each school district shall adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying and prohibiting cyberbullying. School districts are encouraged to develop the policy after...
339.359 Prevention task forces, programs and other initiatives.
School districts are encouraged to form task forces, programs and other initiatives that are aimed at the prevention of harassment, intimidation or bullying and of...
339.360 [1965 c.100 §296; repealed by 1973 c.728 §6]
339.362 Retaliation against victims and witnesses prohibited; school employee immunity.
(1) A school employee, student or volunteer may not engage in reprisal or retaliation against a victim of, witness to or person with reliable information...
339.364 Victim may seek redress under other laws.
ORS 339.351 to 339.364 may not be interpreted to prevent a victim of harassment, intimidation or bullying or a victim of cyberbullying from seeking redress...
339.370 Definitions for ORS 339.372, 339.375 and 339.377.
As used in this section and ORS 339.372, 339.375 and 339.377: (1) �Abuse� has the meaning given that term in ORS 419B.005. (2) �Disciplinary records�...
339.372 Policies of school boards on reporting of child abuse.
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...
339.375 Report of child abuse by school employees; disclosure of records.
(1) Any school employee having reasonable cause to believe that any child with whom the employee comes in contact has suffered abuse by another school...
339.377 Training on prevention and identification.
(1) An education provider shall provide to school employees training each school year on the prevention and identification of child abuse and on the obligations...
339.410 [1965 c.100 §297; repealed by 1979 c.228 §1]
339.420 Child excused to receive religious instruction.
Upon application of the parent or guardian of the child, or, if the child has attained the age of majority, upon application of the child,...
339.430 Approval of voluntary organizations to administer interscholastic activities required; rule review; suspension or revocation of approval; appeal of organization�s ruling.
(1) Voluntary organizations that desire to administer interscholastic activities shall apply to the State Board of Education for approval. (2) The board shall review the...
339.450 Prohibited grounds for denying participation in interscholastic athletics.
No school, school district or association, whether public or private, shall deny any grade or high school student the right to participate in interscholastic athletics...
339.460 Homeschooled students� participation in interscholastic activities; conditions.
(1) Homeschooled students shall not be denied by a school district the opportunity to participate in all interscholastic activities if the student fulfills the following...
339.505 Definitions for ORS 339.505 to 339.520; rules.
(1) For purposes of the student accounting system required by ORS 339.515, the following definitions shall be used: (a) �Graduate� means an individual who has:...
339.510 Student accounting system; goals.
Pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, the Department of Education shall establish and maintain a student accounting system that has as its...
339.515 Uniform reporting system; training and technical assistance in using system.
(1) In order to meet the goals described in ORS 339.510, the Department of Education shall develop a system of uniform reporting and shall assist...
339.520 Information required on certain students who withdraw from school.
The minimum information to be reported on students who withdraw from school prior to becoming graduates and who do not transfer to another educational system...
339.605 [1987 c.675 §1; renumbered 336.615 in 1993]
339.615 [1987 c.675 §2; renumbered 336.625 in 1993]
339.620 [Formerly 339.253; 1991 c.780 §21; 1993 c.45 §126; renumbered 336.635 in 1993]
339.623 [Formerly 343.187; renumbered 336.640 in 1993]
339.625 [1987 c.675 §4; renumbered 336.645 in 1993]
339.635 [1987 c.675 §5; renumbered 336.655 in 1993]
339.640 [Formerly 339.255; renumbered 336.665 in 1993]
339.650 �Traffic patrol� defined.
As used in ORS 339.650 to 339.665 �traffic patrol� means one or more individuals appointed by a public, private or parochial school to protect pupils...
339.655 Traffic patrols authorized; medical benefits; rules.
(1) A district school board may do all things necessary, including the expenditure of district funds, to organize, supervise, control or operate traffic patrols. A...
339.660 Rules on traffic patrols; eligibility; authority.
(1) To promote safety the State Board of Education after consultation with the Department of Transportation and the Department of State Police, shall make rules...
339.665 Intergovernmental cooperation and assistance in connection with traffic patrols.
(1) The Department of Education and the Department of Transportation shall cooperate with any public, private or parochial school in the organization, supervision, control and...
339.860 [Formerly 332.790; 2007 c.858 §69; renumbered 339.877 in 2007]
339.865 [Formerly 336.660; renumbered 339.883 in 2007]
339.866 Self-administration of medication by students.
(1) As used in this section: (a) �Asthma� means a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that requires ongoing medical intervention. (b) �Medication� means any...
339.867 �Medication� defined for ORS 339.869 and 339.870.
As used in ORS 339.869 and 339.870, �medication� means noninjectable medication. [1997 c.144 §1]
339.869 Administration of medication to students; rules.
(1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, the Oregon State Board of Nursing and the State Board of...
339.870 Liability of school personnel administering medication.
(1) A school administrator, teacher or other school employee designated by the school administrator is not liable in a criminal action or for civil damages...
339.871 Liability of school personnel for student self-administering medication.
(1) A school administrator, school nurse, teacher or other school employee designated by the school administrator is not liable in a criminal action or for...
339.873 Recommendations on medication to affect or alter thought processes, mood or behavior prohibited; exceptions.
(1) A preschool through grade 12 public school administrator, teacher, counselor or nurse may not recommend to a parent or legal guardian of a student...
339.875 Procurement, display and salute of flags.
(1) Each district school board shall: (a) Procure a United States flag and an Oregon State flag of suitable sizes and shall cause such flags...
339.877 Issuance of diploma for work completed at certain state institutions.
(1) Any person other than a student at the Oregon School for the Deaf or the Oregon School for the Blind upon successful completion of...
339.880 Unauthorized soliciting of pupils prohibited.
No person shall solicit, receive or permit to be solicited or received from pupils enrolled in public schools, on any public school premises any subscription,...
339.883 Possession of tobacco products by person under 18 prohibited at facilities; �facility� defined to include public schools.
(1) A facility shall not permit any person under 18 years of age to possess tobacco products, as defined in ORS 431.840, while the person...
339.885 Secret societies in public schools prohibited; membership grounds for suspension or expulsion.
(1) No secret society of any kind, including a fraternity or sorority, shall be permitted in any public school. (2) The district school board may...
339.925 Compulsory school attendance violation procedure; rules.
(1) In addition to any other persons permitted to enforce violations, the school district superintendent or education service district superintendent, or any employee specifically designated...
339.990 Penalties.
Violation of ORS 339.020 or the requirements of ORS 339.035 is a Class C violation. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §299; 1967 c.67 §10; 1985 c.597...

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