Texas Education Code

§ 37.016 — REPORT OF DRUG OFFENSES; LIABILITY

ED § 37.016Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. A. ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

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A teacher, school administrator, or school employee is not liable in civil damages for reporting to a school administrator or governmental authority, in the exercise of professional judgment within the scope of the teacher's, administrator's, or employee's duties, a student whom the teacher suspects of using, passing, or selling, on school property:

(1)marihuana or a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;

(2)a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code;

(3)an abusable glue or aerosol paint, as defined by Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code, or a volatile chemical, as listed in Chapter 484, Health and Safety Code, if the substance is used or sold for the purpose of inhaling its fumes or vapors; or

(4)an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.