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LA Rev Stat § 17:413 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§413. Prerequisites for employment

RS 413 - Prerequisites for employment  No person shall be appointed to teach without a written contract for the scholastic year in which the teaching is to be done. Every teacher shall hold a certificate of a grade sufficiently high to meet the requirements of his position. Parish superintendents of schools shall ascertain definitely, before contracting with a teacher, that the teacher holds a certificate issued by the state board of education.  This Section shall not be construed as requiring a written contract to be made for any scholastic year with regular and permanent teachers enjoying tenure.
LA Rev Stat § 17:414 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§414. Qualification of teacher as prerequisite to payment

RS 414 - Qualification of teacher as prerequisite to payment  Before receiving any remuneration for services rendered, every teacher of any school supported wholly or in part with public funds must have been fully qualified to teach in the public schools of Louisiana and have been employed by the school authority authorized to employ teachers.
LA Rev Stat § 17:414.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§414.1. Public elementary and secondary school principals; duties

RS 414.1 - Public elementary and secondary school principals; duties The principal for each public elementary and secondary school shall be appointed by and serve under the direction of the local superintendent of schools as the administrative officer of the school to which he is assigned. Consistent with the requirements of law and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the local public school board by which he is employed, he shall have administrative responsibility for the direction and supervision of the personnel and activities and the administration of the affairs of that school. Added by Acts 1976, No. 456, §1; Acts 2012, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:414.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§414.2. Influence by superintendent, principals, and others on student grades; board's duty; limitations on grade changes

RS 414.2 - Influence by superintendent, principals, and others on student grades; board's duty; limitations on grade changes  A. No school board member, school superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, school counselor, other teacher or other administrative staff member of the school or the central staff of a parish or city school board shall attempt, directly or indirectly, to influence, alter, or otherwise affect the grade received by a student from his teacher except as otherwise specifically permitted by this Section.  B.(1) A teacher's determination of a student's grade as a measure of the academic achievement or proficiency of the student shall not be altered or changed in any manner by any school official or employee other than the teacher except as provided in this Subsection.  (2) A school official or employee having authority pursuant to formally adopted written rules and procedures adopted by the governing authority of the public elementary or secondary school to change a student's grade can take such action only upon it being determined that the grade is an error or that the grade is demonstrably inconsistent with the teacher's grading policy.  C. A teacher's determination of a student's grade as a measure of the academic achievement or proficiency of the student shall not be used in any manner as a basis for assessing or evaluating the teacher's performance except for grade changes occurring pursuant to the provisions of this Section.  Acts 1989, No. 556, §1; Acts 1997, No. 630, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2021, No. 275, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 17:415 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§415. School records; duty to keep reports by school principal

RS 415 - School records; duty to keep reports by school principal Local superintendents and teachers of the public schools of the state shall make and keep such school records as shall be prescribed by the state superintendent of education, prior to receiving their monthly salaries. Each principal of a school shall make to the local superintendent of schools such reports as may be required, including but not limited to the disciplinary reports required in R.S. 17:416(A)(4). If any principal wilfully neglects or fails to do this, the local superintendent of schools may withhold the salary due until the report is satisfactorily made. Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:415.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§415.1. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 389, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.

RS 415.1 - Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 389, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.4. Civil liability; legal defense and indemnification of all public school employees

RS 416.4 - Civil liability; legal defense and indemnification of all public school employees A. In addition to the provisions of R.S. 17:416.1(C), 416.3(B) and (C)(2)(a), and 416.6(B), should any public school employee be sued for damages by any student or any person qualified to bring suit on behalf of any student based on any action or statement or the omission of any action or statement by such employee when in the proper course and scope of his duties as defined by the school board employing such employee, then it shall be the obligation of said school board to provide such defendant with a legal defense to such suit including reasonable attorney fees, investigatory costs, and other related expenses. Should any such employee be cast in judgment for damages in such suit, it shall be the obligation of the school board employing such defendant to indemnify him fully against such judgment including all principal, interest, and costs, except that the school board shall not be responsible for any costs which the court stipulates are to be borne by a party other than the employee or school board. B. If the school board provided the defense and the judgment makes an award to the employee for damages or other awards for costs or any fees, the employee shall reimburse the school board for its costs incurred for the defense. The requirement of reimbursement by the employee shall not exceed the award received by the employee. C. Nothing in this Section shall require a school board to indemnify an employee against a judgment wherein there is a specific decree in the judgment that the action of the employee was maliciously, willfully, and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm or to harass or intimidate the student or where there is a specific decree in the judgment that the employee purposefully or with gross disregard of the facts ignored the complaints of the student, or the student's parent or guardian, that the student was being bullied and the bullying led to the physical harm or death of the student. D. It shall be the responsibility of each city and parish school board to notify its employees of the provisions for legal defense and indemnification as provided in this Section and to provide such information in writing in a clear and concise manner to its employees on an annual basis prior to the beginning of each school year. E. For purposes of this Section, the term city and parish school board shall include the municipal school systems recognized by the provisions of Article VIII, Section 13(D) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Acts 1983, No. 378, §1; Acts 1997, No. 619, §1; Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.5. Same; attorney fees

RS 416.5 - Same; attorney fees  If a judgment is rendered in favor of the teacher in an action provided for in R.S. 17:416.4, it may include an award for attorney fees if the court finds that the action was brought in bad faith or was otherwise brought without sufficient merit.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 378, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.6. Search of persons entering public school buildings or grounds

RS 416.6 - Search of persons entering public school buildings or grounds A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any school principal, administrator, or school security guard may search the person, handbag, briefcase, purse, or other object in possession of any person who is not a student enrolled at the school, or a school employee while in any school building or on school grounds either by conducting a random search with a metal detector or when there is reasonable suspicion that such person has any weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol, stolen goods, or other materials or objects the possession of which is a violation of the parish or city school board's policy. B. If any principal, administrator, or school security guard is sued for damages by any person based upon a search of the person, handbag, briefcase, purse, or other object in possession of that person after the principal, administrator, or school security guard conducts a random search with a metal detector or has a reasonable suspicion that the person had weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol, stolen goods, or other materials or objects the possession of which is a violation of the parish or city school board policy, it shall be the responsibility of the school board employing such principal, administrator, or school security guard, to indemnify him fully against such judgment, including all principal, interest, and costs. Nothing in this Section shall require a school board to indemnify a principal, administrator, or school security guard against a judgment wherein there is a specific finding that the action of the principal, administrator, or school security guard was maliciously, wilfully, and deliberately intended to harass, embarrass, or intimidate the visitor. C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any state or local law enforcement officer while in the performance of his official duties. Acts 1991, No. 328, §1, eff. July 6, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.7. Dress codes; authorization; notification requirement

RS 416.7 - Dress codes; authorization; notification requirement A.(1) Each city, parish, or other local public school board may adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement a school dress code, which may include the use of uniforms. Each school may select a uniform for its students and shall display such uniform for a reasonable period prior to the proposed effective date of the dress code. (2) If a city, parish, or other local public school board adopts a school dress code, it shall notify, in writing, the parent or guardian of each student of the dress code specifications and their effective date. (3) If a city, parish, or other local public school board adopts a new uniform policy or modifies an existing uniform policy, it shall notify, in writing, the parent or guardian of each student of the uniform policy adoption or uniform policy modification at least sixty days prior to the effective date of the policy or modification to the policy. B.(1) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a city, parish, or other local public school board from requiring a new dress code or uniform policy or modifying an existing dress code or uniform policy without providing the required notice in the event of what the school board deems an emergency. For the purposes of this Subsection, "emergency" means an actual or imminent threat to health or safety which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage. (2) Nothing in this Section shall require the additional expenditure of school or school board funds. Acts 1992, No. 481, §1; Acts 1997, No. 414, §1; Acts 2010, No. 757, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.10. Visitor authorization; public elementary or secondary school grounds, buildings, and other facilities

RS 416.10 - Visitor authorization; public elementary or secondary school grounds, buildings, and other facilities A.(1) To provide learning environments that are humane, just, and designed to promote excellence and to better maintain safety and good order at public elementary and secondary schools in this state, effective with the beginning of the 1994-1995 school year and thereafter, no person shall go on public elementary or secondary school grounds or in any public elementary or secondary school building or other school facility as a visitor during school hours without authority of the appropriate school official as provided by rules adopted pursuant to this Section. (2) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. (3) For purposes of this Section, "visitor" shall mean any person except: (a) An employee of the school or school system. (b) A member of the school or school system's governing authority. (c) A student enrolled in the school system. (d) A parent, guardian, or other person authorized by a parent or guardian who is delivering the pupil to school at the beginning of the school day or is picking up the pupil from school at the end of the school day. B. Every governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school in the state, by not later than thirty days prior to the beginning of the 1994-1995 school year, shall develop and adopt written rules, regulations, and procedures for granting authority to persons to go on public school grounds or in any public school building or other school facility as a visitor during school hours and for notifying visitors of such rules, regulations, and procedures. C. Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted: (1) To deny access onto public school grounds or into any public school building or other school facility to any organization or religious group otherwise permitted to use such grounds, buildings, or facilities. (2) To affect in any way the power of a public elementary or secondary school governing authority to provide relative to access by representatives of school employee organizations to school employees on public school grounds or in any public school building or other school facility. Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 91, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.11. Discipline of pupils; limitation of liability

RS 416.11 - Discipline of pupils; limitation of liability A. No teacher, principal, or administrator in a public school system or in an approved nonpublic school shall be personally liable for any act or failure to act in the directing of or disciplining of school children under his care and supervision, unless such act or failure to act was malicious and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm. B. This Section shall not be applicable to the operation, use, or maintenance of any motor vehicle. Acts 1997, No. 401, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.12. Students; appropriate conduct; compliance

RS 416.12 - Students; appropriate conduct; compliance A. Beginning with the 1999-2000 school year and thereafter, each city and parish school board shall require each student in each public school in kindergarten through fifth grade under the jurisdiction of the board to exhibit appropriate conduct as required in Subsection B of this Section. B. When any public school student is speaking with any public school system employee while on school property or at a school sponsored event, such student shall address and respond to such public school system employee by using the respectful terms "Yes, Ma'am" and "No, Ma'am" or "Yes, Sir" and "No, Sir", as appropriate, or "Yes, Miss, Mrs., or Ms. (Surname)" and "No, Miss, Mrs., or Ms. (Surname)" or "Yes, Mr. (Surname)" and "No, Mr. (Surname)", as appropriate, each such title to be followed by the appropriate surname. C. Each city and parish school board shall provide for incorporation of the requirements of this Section into any existing discipline policy or policies or any code of conduct of the school system or of each school within its jurisdiction. D. Each city and parish school board shall take or provide for such appropriate actions necessary to discipline any student who fails to comply with the requirements of Subsection B of this Section. Provided however, no school board may provide suspension nor expulsion from school as an appropriate punishment for violation of the mandates of this Section. E.(1) Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade six. (2) Beginning with the 2001-2002 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade seven. (3) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade eight. (4) Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade nine. (5) Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade ten. (6) Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade eleven. (7) Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year and thereafter, the provisions of Subsection B of this Section also shall apply to public school students in grade twelve. Acts 1999, No. 917, §1, eff. July 6, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.14. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 861, §6, eff. June 14, 2012.

RS 416.14 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 861, §6, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.15. Zero tolerance policies; authorization; conflict resolution classes; fees; compliance

RS 416.15 - Zero tolerance policies; authorization; conflict resolution classes; fees; compliance Any city, parish, or other local public school board may adopt and implement a zero tolerance policy for fighting in the schools under its jurisdiction. Such policy may include a requirement that a student who is disciplined pursuant to the policy and such student's parent or parents shall attend a conflict resolution class or classes and may include provisions for the school board to take appropriate action, as determined by the board, against any student or parent who fails to comply with the class attendance requirement. Such classes may be provided by the school board or other appropriate provider as determined by the board. Any city, parish, or other local public school board may charge a fee for such attendance in an amount as may be determined by the board. However, such fee amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars. Acts 2001, No. 230, §1, eff. June 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.19 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.19. School resource officers

RS 416.19 - School resource officers  A. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic school may make or enter into agreements with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic school shall ensure that any school resource officer provided by a local law enforcement agency as provided in this Section is in compliance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.  B.(1) A "school resource officer" shall be a peace officer as defined in R.S. 40:2402.  (2) A "school resource officer" shall be certified by a nationally accredited school resource officer program or a state school resource officer training program certified by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training.  C. The Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall review and approve any advanced, in-service, or specialized training for school resource officers as the council shall deem advisable.  D. A city, parish, or other local public school system that has entered into an agreement with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers shall annually report to the state Department of Education the total number of school resource officers provided to the system.  Acts 2004, No. 547, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2005; Acts 2019, No. 148, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 17:416.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§416.20. Student conduct standards; awareness and understanding by students; required orientation; guidelines

RS 416.20 - Student conduct standards; awareness and understanding by students; required orientation; guidelines A. In addition to any other requirements established by law, rule, or regulation relative to student discipline and conduct, the governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school shall require that every student be provided an orientation during the first five days of each school year regarding school disciplinary rules and provisions of the code of student conduct applicable to such students, including but not limited to the policy on bullying as provided in R.S. 17:416.13. Orientation instruction shall be provided by the school principal or his designees and shall include but not be limited to consequences for failing to comply with such school disciplinary rules and code requirements, including suspension, expulsion, the possibility of suspension of a student's driver's license for one year as provided in R.S. 17:416.1, and the possible criminal consequences of violent acts committed on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone. The orientation also shall clearly communicate to students the rights afforded teachers pursuant to R.S. 17:416.18 and other applicable law relative to the discipline of students. B. The orientation instruction required by this Section shall be age and grade appropriate and shall give full consideration as to whether the student is in a regular or special program of education. C. Any student who for any reason does not receive the orientation provided for by this Section during the first five days of a school year shall be provided such orientation during the first five days of such student's attendance at the public elementary or secondary school. Acts 2008, No. 365, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 861, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:417 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§417. Courses of study and school regulations; enforcement by teachers

RS 417 - Courses of study and school regulations; enforcement by teachers  Teachers shall faithfully enforce the school courses of study and the regulations prescribed in pursuance of law; and if any teacher wilfully refuses or neglects to comply with such requirements, the parish superintendent shall withhold the salary of such teacher until the teacher properly performs his duties in such respect.
LA Rev Stat § 17:419 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§419. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 419 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 17:419.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Education|§419.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 419.1 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 1, §4, eff. July 1, 2012.