ACTS OR
VIOLATIONS BY
PRINCIPAL TO
SUPERINTENDENT
AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT
district property or at a school activity must report that to the
superintendent or designee within one school day. In addition, the
principal “within a reasonable period of time” may report the act to a law
enforcement officer in the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred or (if
the student is a juvenile) to a law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction in
which the student resides.
These specific acts include:
Possession of a deadly weapon (or lookalike) or dangerous
ordinance in a school safety zone;
Carrying a concealed weapon;
Possession of a controlled substance (other than a violation that
would be a minor drug possession offense);
Trafficking in drugs;
Aggravated murder or murder;
Voluntary and involuntary manslaughter;
Felonious or aggravated assault; and
Rape or gross sexual imposition.
This reporting extends to complicity in any of the above violations even if
the “act of complicity” did not occur on school district property or at a
school activity.
REPORTING OF
EMPLOYEE COSTS
School districts are required to report to the department of education the
following information (“in the manner and by the deadline specified by
the department”):
Aggregate amount spent for teacher salaries;
Aggregate amount spent for nonteaching staff;
Aggregate amount spent for health care benefits and
percentage contributed by employer and employee;
Aggregate amounts contributed to the public retirement
systems;
Disclosure of whether the school district pays any part of the
employees’ share of retirement contribution; and
Number of sick leave, personal leave, and vacation days
provided for employees;
The department is to report this information for each school district to the
director of the legislative service commission, the president of the
senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives
.
3301.0724
REPORTING OF
EMPLOYEE FOR
MISCONDUCT
A superintendent is required to report the name, social security number,
and a factual statement regarding the misconduct of an employee for
conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense found in
(B)(2) or (C) of ORC 3319.31, or (B)(1) of ORC 3319.31 if:
1) the district has initiated termination or nonrenewal proceedings, has
terminated, or has not renewed the contract of the employee;
2) the employee has resigned under threat of termination or nonrenewal;
or
3) the employee has resigned because of or in the course of an
investigation regarding whether the employee has committed an act that
is conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense found in
(B)(2) or (C) of ORC 3319.31, or (B)(1) of ORC 3319.31.
The same reporting requirement applies if the superintendent knows that
the employee has pleaded guilty to, has been found guilty of, has been
convicted of, has been found to be eligible for intervention in lieu of
3319.313