72-6144. Penalties for failure to make reports, preventing or interfering with reports; sanctions for making reports prohibited; immunity from liability. (a) Willful and knowing failure of a school employee to make a report required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Preventing or interfering with, with the intent to prevent, the making of a report required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

(b) Willful and knowing failure of any employee designated by a board of education to transmit reports made by school employees to the appropriate state or local law enforcement agency as required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Preventing or interfering with, with the intent to prevent, the transmission of reports required by subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 72-6143, and amendments thereto, is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

(c) No board of education shall terminate the employment of, or prevent or impair the profession of, or impose any other sanction on any school employee because the employee made an oral or written report to, or cooperated with an investigation by, a law enforcement agency relating to any criminal act that the employee knows has been committed or reasonably believes will be committed at school, on school property, or at a school supervised activity.

(d) Any board of education, and any member or employee thereof, participating without malice in the making of an oral or written report to a law enforcement agency relating to any criminal act that is known to have been committed or reasonably is believed will be committed at school, on school property, or at a school supervised activity shall have immunity from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceedings resulting from the report.

History: L. 1995, ch. 123, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 116, § 48; July 1.