A college-preparatory boarding school, member of a college-preparatory boarding school board of trustees, or college-preparatory boarding school employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a school employee’s decision not to provide or procure mental health services for a suspended or expelled student under division (B)(2) of section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, unless the decision is made with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3328.241

  • Board of trustees: means the board of trustees established for a college-preparatory boarding school in accordance with section 3328. See Ohio Code 3328.01
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense to which a college-preparatory boarding school, member of a college-preparatory boarding school board of trustees, or college-preparatory boarding school employee may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.

Last updated November 7, 2023 at 3:41 PM