Title 30, Education and Culture

(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 the regular curriculum that is provided in the schools of the school district, including public charter schools, and that is provid…

(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 the regular school program, except for traffic safety education, from a pupil who is a member of a low-income family in an…

(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 to those pupils entitled under the law to free admission. However, the following are not considered as conditions of admission: (a) Pursuant …

(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 rights and procedures pertaining thereto that are consistent with orderly operation of the educational processes and with fair …

(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 submit to the teachers’ authority. (2) Each district school board shall adopt written policies for the discipline, suspen…

(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 continues to be entitled to a free appropriate public education if the child has been removed for disciplinary reasons from the child’s current edu…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Alternative education student” means a student who is part of a school or a separate class group that was designed to best serve the student’s educational needs and interests and to assist the student in achieving the academic standards of the sc…

(1) If a school district finds that a student is responsible for damaging school district property, the school district may determine the reasonable cost of repairing or replacing the school district property. If the cost is $50 or more, the school district may notify the student…

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 the student should be granted or denied credit. A student’s attendance shall not be the sole criterion …

As used in ORS 339.285 to 339.303: (1) “Public education program” means a program in this state that: (a) Is for students in early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school; (b) Is under the jurisdiction of a school district, an education service district or anot…

An employee of a youth correction facility or a juvenile detention facility established under ORS 419A.010 to 419A.020 and 419A.050 to 419A.063 who uses restraint or seclusion on a student in connection with a Youth Corrections Education Program or Juvenile Detention Education Pr…

(1) The use of the following types of restraint on a student in a public education program is prohibited: (a) Chemical restraint. (b) Mechanical restraint. (c) Prone restraint. (d) Supine restraint. (e) Any restraint that involves the intentional and nonincidental use of a solid …

(1) Restraint or seclusion may not be used for discipline, punishment, retaliation or convenience of personnel, contractors or volunteers of a public education program. (2)(a) Restraint may be used on a student in a public education program only under the following circumstances:…

(1) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program must establish procedures for the public education program to follow after an incident involving the use of restraint or seclusion. (2) Following an incident involving the use of restraint or seclusion, the fol…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Behavior intervention plan” has the meaning given that term in ORS 343.154. (b) “504 Plan” means an education plan developed for a student in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794. (c) “Individualized educat…

(1) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program must prepare and submit to the Department of Education an annual report detailing the use of restraint and seclusion for the preceding school year, including, at a minimum: (a) The total number of incidents inv…

The Department of Education shall approve training programs in restraint and seclusion that: (1) Teach evidence-based techniques that are shown to be effective in the prevention and safe use of restraint or seclusion; (2) Provide evidence-based skills training related to positive…

The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule: (1) A process for an organization or an individual to submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a written, signed complaint alleging that a public education program is violating or has violated a provision of ORS 339.285 …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Public education program” means a program that: (A) Is for students in early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school; (B) Is under the jurisdiction of a school district, an education service district or another educational inst…

(1) Each district school board shall establish a policy for the reporting of incidents that: (a) Result in the injury of an employee of the school district; and (b) Are sustained while in the actual performance of the duty of the employee. (2) A policy established as provided by …

(1) As used in this section, “certified instructor” means an individual who is certified as an instructor by the Crisis Prevention Institute’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention program or by another program administered by a nationally recognized organization that provides training …

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 a safe school alliance is to provide the safest school environment possible. [1999 c.964 §2]

(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, while in a school, is or within the previous 120 days has been in possession of a firearm or destructive device in violation of OR…

(1)(a) No later than five days after a person under 18 years of age is waived under ORS 419C.349, 419C.352 or 419C.364, the district attorney or city attorney, if the person is waived to municipal court or, in the case of a juvenile department that has agreed to be responsible fo…

(1)(a) When a person under 18 years of age is convicted of a crime following waiver under ORS 419C.349, 419C.352, 419C.364 or 419C.370 (1)(b), the agency supervising the person or, in the case of a juvenile department that has agreed to be responsible for providing the notice req…

(1) No later than 15 days before the release or discharge of a person committed to the legal custody of the Department of Corrections or the supervisory authority of a county following waiver under ORS 419C.349, 419C.352, 419C.364 or 419C.370, the department or supervisory author…

(1) When a school administrator as defined in ORS 419A.305 receives notice under ORS 339.317, 339.319, 339.321, 419A.015, 420.048 or 420A.122, the school administrator may disclose the information only to school personnel, as defined in ORS 339.326, who the school administrator d…

(1) As used in this section, “safety threat action” means a response to a safety threat, as identified in ORS 339.405 (2)(a), that: (a) Is initiated by a school in response to a safety threat; and (b) Is not a planned drill. (2) Each school district board shall adopt a policy for…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “School administrator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.305. (b) “School personnel” means a person who is employed by or under contract with a school district, public charter school or private school to provide services to students, inc…

(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 or has been in possession of a list that threatens harm to other persons, shall notify: (a) The parent or guardian of any student whos…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Cyberbullying” and “harassment, intimidation or bullying” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 339.351. (b) “Local law enforcement contact” means a local law enforcement officer designated by the Department of State Police to be notified wh…

(1) There is created the Center for School Safety within the University of Oregon. The mission of the center shall be to: (a) Serve as the central point for data analysis; (b) Conduct research; (c) Disseminate information about successful school safety programs, research results …

(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 Public Instruction or a designee of the superintendent; (b) The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority or a designee of the director; (c)…

(1) The University of Oregon may seek and accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States, its agencies or from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions thereon not inconsistent with ORS 339.331, 339.333 and 339.339. All such funds are to a…

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 and student achievement and to reduce the dropout rate in the state’s public schools. (2) Iden…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Cyberbullying” has the meaning given that term in ORS 339.351. (b) “Harassment, intimidation or bullying” has the meaning given that term in ORS 339.351. (c) “Suicidal behavior” includes: (A) Self-directed, injurious behavior with an intent to di…

(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as Adi’s Act. (2) In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority, each school district shall adopt a policy requiring a comprehensive district plan on student suici…

Each school campus in a school district, private school campus and public charter school campus shall have on the premises at least one automated external defibrillator. [2010 c.62 §1] (Prohibitions on Discrimination)

(1) As used in this section: (a)(A) “Bias incident” means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investiga…

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 or bullying” means any act that: (a) Substantially interferes with a student’s educational benefits, opportuni…

(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, intimidation or bullying and cyberbullying, like other disruptive or violent behavior, are conduct that disrupts a stu…

(1) Each school district shall adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying and prohibiting cyberbullying. School districts shall develop the policy after consultation with parents, guardians, school employees, volunteers, students, administrators and community…

(1) School districts must incorporate into existing training programs for students and school employees information related to: (a) The prevention of, and the appropriate response to, acts of harassment, intimidation and bullying and acts of cyberbullying; and (b) The policy adop…

(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 about an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying. (2)(a) A school employee who witnesses or has…

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 under any other available law, whether civil or criminal. ORS 339.351 to 339.364 do not create any statutory cause of action…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Dating” or “dating relationship” means an ongoing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature between two persons. “Dating” or “dating relationship” does not include a casual relationship or ordinary fraternization between two persons in…

(1) The Department of Education shall provide school districts and, upon request, private schools with posters containing information in both English and Spanish regarding domestic violence and at least one toll-free hotline telephone number that a student may call to obtain info…

As used in ORS 339.370 to 339.400: (1) “Abuse” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419B.005. (2) “Agent” means a person acting as an agent for an education provider in a manner that requires the person to have direct, unsupervised contact with students. (3) “Commission license…

Each school board shall adopt policies on the reporting of suspected abuse and suspected sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents and volunteers and the reporting of suspected abuse by students. The policies shall: (1) Specify that abuse and sexual conduct by schoo…

(1) Except as provided in ORS 339.384, before an education provider may hire an applicant for a position with the education provider as a school employee, the education provider shall: (a) Require the applicant to provide: (A) A list of the applicant’s current and former employer…