Attorney General Opinion No. 1998-059

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1998-059 written by Carla J. Stovall and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unified school districts are required by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-89b03, as amended by L. 1998, Ch. 171, section 4, to adopt a policy establishing a procedure for reporting to the police, county attorney, Attorney General, Kansas Highway Patrol, or other similar law enforcement agency, as appropriate, acts which have been committed at school, on school property, or at a school supervised activity when the acts involve conduct which constitutes the commission of a felony or misdemeanor or the possession, use, or disposal of explosives, firearms, or other weapons. A unified school district may adopt a policy whereby all reports of incidents are made to an employee designated by the board of education of a unified school district. The designated employee may then review the reports. If it is determined that the incident involved conduct which constitutes the commission of a felony or a misdemeanor, or which involves the possession, use or disposal of explosives, firearms, or other weapons, the law requires the designated employee to forward the report to the appropriate law enforcement agency. A school policy providing for the reporting of an incident to a school resource officer who is employed by the police department or other law enforcement agency as a law enforcement officer may fulfill the requirements of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-89b03 if such manner of reporting is acceptable to the law enforcement agency. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 21-4502; 21-4503a, as amended by L. 1998, Ch. 192, section 5; K.S.A. 72-8222; K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-89b01; 72-89b03, as amended by L. 1998, Ch. 171, section 4; 72-89b04; 74-5602; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 74-5602; L. 1996, Ch. 87, section 2; L. 1995, Ch. 123, section 3; L. 1987, Ch. 277, sections 1, 2.