167.123. Notification to superintendent, when, manner--responsibility of superintendent upon notification--confidentiality of information. - Missouri Statutes

Notification to superintendent, when, manner--responsibility ofsuperintendent upon notification--confidentiality of information.

167.123. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, orchapter 610, RSMo, to the contrary, the juvenile officer or an employee ofthe division of family services shall notify the superintendent of theschool district in which the child is enrolled, or the superintendent'sdesignee, upon request by the superintendent or designee regarding suchchild, when a case is active regarding the child.

2. The notification shall be made orally or in writing, in a timelymanner, no later than five days following the request by the superintendentor designee. If the report is made orally, written notice shall follow ina timely manner. The notification shall include a complete description ofthe case involving the pupil, the conduct the child is alleged to havecommitted, if any, and the dates the conduct occurred but shall not includethe name of any victim other than the child.

3. The superintendent or the designee of the superintendent shallreport such information to teachers and other school district employeeswith a need to know while acting within the scope of their assigned duties.Any information received by school district officials pursuant to thissection shall be received in confidence and used for the limited purposesof assuring that good order and discipline is maintained in the school, orfor intervention and counseling purposes for the benefit of the child. Theinformation shall not be part of the child's permanent record. Theinformation shall not be used as the sole basis for not providingeducational services to a pupil.

(L. 1998 H.B. 971 § 2)