North Carolina General Statutes 115C-289.1. Supervisor duty to report; intimidation of school employee
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 115C-289.1
- Superintendent: means the superintendent of schools of a public school system or, in his absence, the person designated to fulfill his functions. See North Carolina General Statutes 115C-5
- Supervisor: means a person paid on the supervisor salary schedule who supervises the instructional program in one or more schools and is under the immediate supervision of the superintendent or his designee. See North Carolina General Statutes 115C-5
(a) When a supervisor of a school employee has actual notice that the school employee has been the victim of an assault by a student in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33(c)(6) resulting in physical injury, as that term is defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.7, the supervisor shall immediately report to the principal the assault against the school employee. For the purpose of this subsection, the term “supervisor of a school employee” does not include the principal or superintendent.
(b) A principal, superintendent, or supervisor of a school employee shall not, by threats or in any other manner, intimidate or attempt to intimidate that school employee from reporting to law enforcement an assault by a student under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33(c)(6).
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to interfere with the due process rights of school employees or the privacy rights of students. (2012-149, s. 8.)