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chartered nonpublic school must also consult with each school district
board that transports students to the chartered nonpublic school prior to
making any change in its schedule.
A chartered nonpublic schools may be open for instruction with
pupils in attendance on any day of the week, including Saturday and
Sunday. However, school districts are not required to provide
transportation if the nonpublic schools hold classes on the weekend
unless the district and the nonpublic school have an agreement for
the transportation prior to July 1 of the schoolyear in which the
agreement will take effect.
3327.01
MISCONDUCT,
EMPLOYEE
REMOVAL FOR
If a district employee is arrested, summoned, or indicted for an alleged
violation of an offense listed in ORC 3319.31 (for licensed staff
members) or ORC 3319.39(B)(1) (for non-licensed employees), the
superintendent must suspend that individual from all duties requiring the
care, custody, and control of a child while the criminal action is pending.
In addition, the superintendent must “promptly” report the suspension
from duties to the department of education and include in that report the
offense for which the person is arrested, summoned, or indicted.
3319.40
MISCONDUCT,
REPORTING
EMPLOYEE FOR
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) or (C) of ORC 3319.31, or (B)(1) of ORC 3319.39 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) or (C) of ORC 3319.31, or (B)(1) of ORC 3319.39.
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
conviction, or has agreed to participate in a pre-trial diversion program
for an offense found in (B) or (C) of ORC 3319.31, or (B)(1) of ORC
3319.39.
3319.313
MISCONDUCT
REPORTING
IMMUNITY AND
LIABILITY;
INTERVENTION AND
DIVERSION
An employee, who in good faith provides information to a superintendent
(or designee) about alleged misconduct, is immune from civil liability.
The same immunity is granted a superintendent who in good faith
reports an employee to the state superintendent of public instruction.
However, a school employee who knowingly makes a false report is
subject to a civil action in an amount equal to reasonable attorney’s fees
and costs incurred by the falsely accused employee as a result of the
report.
In addition, knowingly making a false report is a misdemeanor crime of
the first degree.
The failure to report is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. However, it
becomes a first degree misdemeanor if the person who should have
been reported inflicts any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or
condition of a nature that would constitute abuse or neglect to a child
attending the school where the offending person works. The first degree
3319.317
3319.52