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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.285 - Definitions for ORS 339.285 to 339.303.

As used in ORS 339.285 to 339.303:
(1) "Public education program" means a program in this state that:
(a) Is for students in early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school;
(b) Is under the jurisdiction of a school district, an education service district or another educational institution or program; and
(c) Receives, or serves students who receive, support in any form from any program supported, directly or indirectly, with funds appropriated to the Department of Education.
(2)(a) "Restraint" means the restriction of a student’s actions or movements by holding the student or using pressure or other means.
(b) "Restraint" does not include:
(A) Holding a student’s hand or arm to escort the student safely and without the use of force from one area to another;
(B) Assisting a student to complete a task if the student does not resist the physical contact; or
(C) Providing reasonable intervention with the minimal exertion of force necessary if the intervention does not include a restraint prohibited under ORS 339.288 and the intervention is necessary to:
(i) Break up a physical fight;
(ii) Interrupt a student’s impulsive behavior that threatens the student’s immediate safety, including running in front of a vehicle or climbing on unsafe structures or objects; or
(iii) Effectively protect oneself or another from an assault, injury or sexual contact with the minimum physical contact necessary for protection.
(3)(a) "Seclusion" means the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room from which the student is physically prevented from leaving.
(b) "Seclusion" does not include the removal of a student for a short period of time to provide the student with an opportunity to regain self-control if the student is in a setting from which the student is not physically prevented from leaving.
(4) "Serious bodily injury" means any significant impairment of the physical condition of a person, as determined by qualified medical personnel, whether self-inflicted or inflicted by someone else. [2011 c.665 §1; 2019 c.267 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.287 - Exclusion of employees of youth correction facilities and juvenile detention facilities from ORS 339.285 to 339.303.

An employee of a youth correction facility or a juvenile detention facility established under ORS 419A.010 to 419A.020 and 419A.050 to 419A.063 who uses restraint or seclusion on a student in connection with a Youth Corrections Education Program or Juvenile Detention Education Program, as those terms are defined in ORS 326.695, is not subject to the prohibitions under ORS 339.285 to 339.303. [2023 c.495 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.288 - Prohibitions on use of certain restraints.

(1) The use of the following types of restraint on a student in a public education program is prohibited:
(a) Chemical restraint.
(b) Mechanical restraint.
(c) Prone restraint.
(d) Supine restraint.
(e) Any restraint that involves the intentional and nonincidental use of a solid object, including a wall or the floor, to impede a student’s movement, unless the restraint is necessary to prevent an imminent life-threatening injury or to gain control of a weapon.
(f) Any restraint that places, or creates a risk of placing, pressure on a student’s neck or throat.
(g) Any restraint that places, or creates a risk of placing, pressure on a student’s mouth, unless the restraint is necessary for the purpose of extracting a body part from a bite.
(h) Any restraint that impedes, or creates a risk of impeding, breathing.
(i) Any restraint that involves the intentional placement of the hands, feet, elbow, knee or any object on a student’s neck, throat, genitals or other intimate parts.
(j) Any restraint that causes pressure to be placed, or creates a risk of causing pressure to be placed, on the stomach or back by a knee, foot or elbow bone.
(k) Any action designed for the primary purpose of inflicting pain.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Chemical restraint" means a drug or medication that is used on a student to control behavior or restrict freedom of movement and that is not:
(A) Prescribed by a licensed physician or other qualified health professional acting under the professional’s scope of practice for standard treatment of the student’s medical or psychiatric condition; and
(B) Administered as prescribed by a licensed physician or other qualified health professional acting under the professional’s scope of practice.
(b)(A) "Mechanical restraint" means a device used to restrict the movement of a student or the movement or normal function of a portion of the body of a student.
(B) "Mechanical restraint" does not include:
(i) A protective or stabilizing device ordered by a licensed physician; or
(ii) A vehicle safety restraint when used as intended during the transport of a student in a moving vehicle.
(c) "Prone restraint" means a restraint in which a student is held face down on the floor.
(d) "Supine restraint" means a restraint in which a student is held face up on the floor. [2011 c.665 §2; 2019 c.267 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.291 - Use of restraint or seclusion.

(1) Restraint or seclusion may not be used for discipline, punishment, retaliation or convenience of personnel, contractors or volunteers of a public education program.
(2)(a) Restraint may be used on a student in a public education program only under the following circumstances:
(A) The student’s behavior imposes a reasonable risk of imminent and substantial physical or bodily injury to the student or others; and
(B) Less restrictive interventions would not be effective.
(b) Seclusion may be used on a student in a public education program only under the following circumstances:
(A) The student’s behavior imposes a reasonable risk of imminent and serious bodily injury to the student or others; and
(B) Less restrictive interventions would not be effective.
(3) If restraint or seclusion is used on a student, the restraint or seclusion must be:
(a) Used only for as long as the student’s behavior poses a reasonable risk as described in subsection (2) of this section;
(b) Imposed by personnel of the public education program who are:
(A) Trained to use restraint or seclusion through programs described in ORS 339.300; or
(B) Otherwise available in the case of an emergency circumstance when personnel described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph are not immediately available due to the unforeseeable nature of the emergency circumstance; and
(c) Continuously monitored by personnel of the public education program for the duration of the restraint or seclusion.
(4) In addition to the requirements described in subsection (3) of this section, if restraint or seclusion continues for more than 30 minutes:
(a) The student must be provided with adequate access to the bathroom and water every 30 minutes;
(b) Personnel of the public education program must immediately attempt to verbally or electronically notify a parent or guardian of the student; and
(c) Every 15 minutes after the first 30 minutes of the restraint or seclusion, an administrator for the public education program must provide written authorization for the continuation of the restraint or seclusion, including providing documentation for the reason the restraint or seclusion must be continued. [2011 c.665 §3; 2019 c.267 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.296 - Determination that public education program is responsible for abuse.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Behavior intervention plan" has the meaning given that term in ORS 343.154.
(b) "504 Plan" means an education plan developed for a student in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
(c) "Individualized education program" has the meaning given that term in ORS 343.035.
(2) When the Department of Human Services conducts an investigation under ORS 419B.019 of a report of suspected abuse of a student in a public education program and the department finds that the report of abuse is founded, the department shall determine that the public education program is responsible for the abuse if:
(a) The abuse involved the use of restraint or seclusion and the public education program failed to ensure that a sufficient number of personnel, appropriately trained in the use of restraint and seclusion, were available to comply with the individualized education programs, 504 Plans and behavior intervention plans of the students who were present in the setting where the abuse occurred at the time the abuse occurred;
(b)(A) The abuse involved the use of restraint, seclusion or neglect and the public education program failed to provide the personnel involved with the restraint, seclusion or neglect with access to the student’s individualized education program, 504 Plan or behavior intervention program or failed to provide the personnel with adequate training to appropriately perform health-related or personal care tasks; and
(B) The personnel were not aware of, and failed to provide the services and supports in the manner required by, the student’s individualized education program, 504 Plan or behavior plan;
(c) The abuse involved the use of restraint or seclusion, a superior ordered personnel to impose the restraint or seclusion, and the personnel who imposed the restraint or seclusion reasonably believed that failure to comply with the order would result in termination or discipline; or
(d)(A) The abuse involved the use of restraint or seclusion and the public education program failed to ensure that the personnel who imposed the restraint or seclusion were appropriately trained in the use of restraint and seclusion;
(B) The personnel who imposed the restraint or seclusion reasonably believed that failure to impose the restraint or seclusion would lead to serious bodily injury of the student or others; and
(C) If the personnel imposed a restraint, it was not a type of restraint prohibited under ORS 339.288. [2023 c.581 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.297 - Annual report.

(1) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program must prepare and submit to the Department of Education an annual report detailing the use of restraint and seclusion for the preceding school year, including, at a minimum:
(a) The total number of incidents involving restraint.
(b) The total number of incidents involving seclusion.
(c) The total number of seclusions in a locked room.
(d) The total number of rooms available for use by the public education program for seclusion of a student and a description of the dimensions and design of the rooms.
(e) The total number of students placed in restraint.
(f) The total number of students placed in seclusion.
(g) The total number of incidents that resulted in injuries or death to students or personnel as a result of the use of restraint or seclusion.
(h) The number of students who were placed in restraint or seclusion more than 10 times in the course of a school year and an explanation of what steps have been taken by the public education program to decrease the use of restraint and seclusion for each student.
(i) The number of incidents in which the personnel of the public education program administering restraint or seclusion were not trained as provided by ORS 339.300.
(j) The demographic characteristics of all students upon whom restraint or seclusion was imposed, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency and status as economically disadvantaged, unless the demographic information would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.
(2)(a) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program shall make its annual report about restraint and seclusion available to:
(A) The public at the entity’s main office and the website of the entity;
(B) The board or governing body overseeing the entity;
(C) If the entity is an education service district, the component school districts of the education service district; and
(D) If the entity is a public charter school, the sponsor of the public charter school.
(b) Parents and guardians of students in a public education program shall be advised at least once each school year about how to access the report.
(3) A public education provider that does not comply with the requirement to submit a report to the Department of Education under subsection (1) of this section or to make the report available as described in subsection (2) of this section is considered nonstandard under ORS 327.103. [2011 c.665 §5; 2013 c.650 §4; 2019 c.267 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.300 - Training programs.

The Department of Education shall approve training programs in restraint and seclusion that:
(1) Teach evidence-based techniques that are shown to be effective in the prevention and safe use of restraint or seclusion;
(2) Provide evidence-based skills training related to positive behavior support, conflict prevention, de-escalation and crisis response techniques; and
(3) Are consistent with the philosophies, practices and techniques for restraint and seclusion that are established by rule or policy of the Department of Human Services. [2011 c.665 §6; 2019 c.267 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.303 - Rules for complaints, investigations and seclusion rooms.

The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule:
(1) A process for an organization or an individual to submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a written, signed complaint alleging that a public education program is violating or has violated a provision of ORS 339.285 to 339.303. The complaint must indicate that, prior to submitting the complaint to the superintendent, the organization or individual attempted to seek a remedy for the complaint from the board or governing body overseeing the entity that has jurisdiction over the public education program against which the complaint is being submitted.
(2) A process for investigating a complaint submitted under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The minimum standards for any rooms used by a public education program for seclusion of a student. The standards must:
(a) Take into account the health and safety of students and personnel of the public education program and the respect and dignity of students; and
(b) Include consideration of the size, safety features, lighting and ventilation of the rooms. [2013 c.650 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.308 - Seclusion cell prohibition.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Public education program" means a program that:
(A) Is for students in early childhood education, elementary school or secondary school;
(B) Is under the jurisdiction of a school district, an education service district or another educational institution or program; and
(C) Receives, or serves students who receive, support in any form from any program supported, directly or indirectly, with funds appropriated to the Department of Education.
(b) "Seclusion cell" means a freestanding, self-contained unit that is used to:
(A) Isolate a student from other students; or
(B) Physically prevent a student from leaving the unit or cause the student to believe that the student is physically prevented from leaving the unit.
(2) A public education program may not:
(a) Purchase, build or otherwise take possession of a seclusion cell; or
(b) Use a seclusion cell.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents a public education program from using seclusion as allowed under ORS 339.285 to 339.303. [2013 c.30 §1; 2013 c.30 §2; 2013 c.133 §1a; 2013 c.267 §1a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.309 - Required reports of employee injuries.

(1) Each district school board shall establish a policy for the reporting of incidents that:
(a) Result in the injury of an employee of the school district; and
(b) Are sustained while in the actual performance of the duty of the employee.
(2) A policy established as provided by this section must align, to the extent practicable, with any existing reporting requirements. [2013 c.283 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.312 - Safe school alliance.

School districts are encouraged to form a safe school alliance composed of schools, law enforcement agencies, juvenile justice agencies and district attorneys. The purpose of a safe school alliance is to provide the safest school environment possible. [1999 c.964 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.317 - Notice to school district of person charged with crime; immunity.

(1)(a) No later than five days after a person under 18 years of age is waived under ORS 419C.349, 419C.352 or 419C.364, the district attorney or city attorney, if the person is waived to municipal court or, in the case of a juvenile department that has agreed to be responsible for providing the notice required under this section, the juvenile department shall give notice of the charge to the school administrator of the school attended by the person or to the school administrator of the school district in which the person resides. For purposes of this section, "school administrator" has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.305.
(b) The district attorney, city attorney or juvenile department shall include in the notice the following:
(A) The crime with which the person is charged;
(B) The name and date of birth of the person;
(C) The names and addresses of the person’s parents or guardians;
(D) The name and contact information of the attorney for the person, if known;
(E) The name and contact information of the individual to contact for further information about the notice;
(F) Any conditions of release or terms of probation; and
(G) Any other conditions required by the court.
(2) A person who sends records under this section is not civilly or criminally liable for failing to disclose the information under this section. [1999 c.620 §1; 2008 c.50 §4; 2009 c.447 §3; 2019 c.634 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.319 - Notice to school district of person convicted of crime; immunity.

(1)(a) When a person under 18 years of age is convicted of a crime following waiver under ORS 419C.349, 419C.352, 419C.364 or 419C.370 (1)(b), the agency supervising the person or, in the case of a juvenile department that has agreed to be responsible for providing the notice required under this section, the juvenile department shall give notice of the conviction within five days following sentencing to the school administrator of the school attended by the person or to the school administrator of the school district in which the person resides. For purposes of this section, "school administrator" has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.305.
(b) The agency supervising the person or the juvenile department shall include in the notice:
(A) The name and date of birth of the person;
(B) The names and addresses of the person’s parents or guardians;
(C) The crime of conviction;
(D) The sentence imposed;
(E) The name and contact information of the attorney for the person, if known;
(F) The name and contact information of the individual to contact for further information about the notice;
(G) Any conditions of release or terms of probation including, but not limited to, whether school attendance is a condition of the release; and
(H) Any other conditions required by the court.
(2) An agency supervising a person or anyone employed by or acting on behalf of an agency supervising a person who sends records under this section is not civilly or criminally liable for failing to disclose the information under this section. [1999 c.620 §2; 2008 c.50 §5; 2009 c.447 §4; 2019 c.634 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.321 - Notice to school district and law enforcement agencies of release or discharge of person; immunity.

(1) No later than 15 days before the release or discharge of a person committed to the legal custody of the Department of Corrections or the supervisory authority of a county following waiver under ORS 419C.349, 419C.352, 419C.364 or 419C.370, the department or supervisory authority or, in the case of a juvenile department that has agreed to be responsible for providing the notice required under this section, the juvenile department shall notify the following of the release or discharge if the person is under 21 years of age at the time of the release:
(a) Law enforcement agencies in the community in which the person is going to reside; and
(b) The school administrator of the school the person will attend or the school administrator of the school district in which the person will reside.
(2) The department, supervisory authority or the juvenile department shall include in the notification:
(a) The name and date of birth of the person;
(b) The date of release or discharge;
(c) The person’s address;
(d) The names and addresses of the person’s parents or guardians;
(e) The name and contact information of the attorney for the person, if known;
(f) The name and contact information of the individual to contact for further information about the notice;
(g) Any conditions of release or terms of probation including, but not limited to, the type of supervision under which the person is released and whether school attendance is a condition of release; and
(h) Any other conditions required by the court.
(3) The department, supervisory authority or anyone employed by or acting on behalf of the department or supervisory authority who sends records under this section is not civilly or criminally liable for failing to disclose the information under this section.
(4) As used in this section, "school administrator" has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.305. [1999 c.620 §5; 2008 c.50 §6; 2009 c.447 §5; 2019 c.634 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.323 - Disclosure of information regarding person charged with or convicted of crime or regarding release or discharge of person; immunity.

(1) When a school administrator as defined in ORS 419A.305 receives notice under ORS 339.317, 339.319, 339.321, 419A.015, 420.048 or 420A.122, the school administrator may disclose the information only to school personnel, as defined in ORS 339.326, who the school administrator determines need the information in order to safeguard the safety and security of the school, students and staff. A person to whom personally identifiable information is disclosed under this subsection may not disclose the information to another person except to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(2) A school administrator or anyone employed by or acting on behalf of a school administrator who receives notice under ORS 339.317, 339.319, 339.321 or 420A.122 is not civilly or criminally liable for failing to disclose the information. [1999 c.620 §6; 2008 c.50 §7; 2009 c.447 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.324 - Disclosure of information related to safety threat action.

(1) As used in this section, "safety threat action" means a lockdown, lockout, shelter in place or evacuation that:
(a) Is initiated by a school in response to a safety threat; and
(b) Is not a planned drill.
(2) Each school district board shall adopt a policy for notifying the school community when a school takes a safety threat action.
(3) The policy adopted under this section must require that:
(a) As expediently as possible, but no later than 24 hours after the initiation of a safety threat action, a school or school district shall provide an electronic communication to parents and guardians of students attending the school at which the safety threat action occurred. The communication must include:
(A) A general description of the issue that caused the safety threat action to be taken;
(B) The duration of time that the safety threat action was taken, from when the action was initiated until when it concluded;
(C) Actions taken by the school or school district to resolve the situation that caused the safety threat action and actions taken to protect student safety; and
(D) An explanation of how the situation was resolved.
(b) The communication required under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be provided in a manner that communicates relevant facts and details as may be necessary or useful:
(A) For parents and guardians to understand any potential threats to student safety; and
(B) To assist parents and guardians in helping students understand and mentally process the incident and any resulting trauma.
(c) The communication required under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be provided and made available in culturally appropriate languages to communicate effectively with parents and guardians of students of the school or school district.
(d) As expediently as possible, but no later than 24 hours after the initiation of a safety threat action, a school or school district shall provide an electronic communication to school district employees who are employees of the school at which the safety threat action occurred. The communication required under this paragraph must include the same information described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and any additional information as may be permitted by relevant confidentiality and privacy requirements. [2023 c.560 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.327 - Notification required if person possesses threatening list or when threats of violence or harm made; immunity.

(1) A superintendent of a school district or a superintendent’s designee who has reasonable cause to believe that a person, while in a school, is or has been in possession of a list that threatens harm to other persons, shall notify:
(a) The parent or guardian of any student whose name appears on the list as a target of the harm; and
(b) Any teacher or school employee whose name appears on the list as a target of the harm.
(2) A superintendent or superintendent’s designee who has reasonable cause to believe that a student, while in a school, has made threats of violence or harm to another student shall notify the parent or guardian of the threatened student.
(3) The superintendent or superintendent’s designee shall attempt to notify the persons specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section by telephone or in person promptly but not later than 12 hours after discovering the list or learning of the threat. The superintendent or superintendent’s designee shall follow up the notice with a written notification sent within 24 hours after discovering the list or learning of the threat.
(4) Any school district or person participating in good faith in making the notification required by this section is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making or content of the notification.
(5) As used in this section, "school" has the meaning given that term in ORS 339.315. [1999 c.577 §13; 2005 c.209 §31]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.331 - Mission; duties; annual report; staff; funding.

(1) There is created the Center for School Safety within the University of Oregon. The mission of the center shall be to:
(a) Serve as the central point for data analysis;
(b) Conduct research;
(c) Disseminate information about successful school safety programs, research results and new programs; and
(d) Provide technical assistance for improving the safety of schools in collaboration with the Department of Education and others.
(2) To fulfill its mission, the Center for School Safety shall:
(a) Establish a clearinghouse for information and materials concerning school violence prevention and intervention services. As used in this paragraph, "intervention services" means any preventive, developmental, corrective or supportive service or treatment provided to a student who is at risk of school failure, is at risk of participation in violent behavior or juvenile crime or has been expelled from the school district. "Intervention services" may include, but is not limited to:
(A) Screening to identify students at risk for emotional disabilities or antisocial behavior;
(B) Direct instruction in academic, social, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills;
(C) Alternative education programs;
(D) Psychological services;
(E) Identification and assessment of abilities;
(F) Counseling services;
(G) Medical services;
(H) Day treatment;
(I) Family services; and
(J) Work and community service programs.
(b) Provide program development and implementation expertise and technical support to schools, law enforcement agencies and communities. The expertise and support may include coordinating training for administrators, teachers, students, parents and other community representatives.
(c) Analyze the data collected in compliance with section 5, chapter 618, Oregon Laws 2001.
(d) Research and evaluate school safety programs so schools and communities are better able to address their specific needs.
(e) Promote interagency efforts to address discipline and safety issues within communities throughout the state.
(f) Prepare and disseminate information regarding the best practices in creating safe and effective schools.
(g) Advise the State Board of Education on rules and policies.
(h) Provide an annual report on the status of school safety in Oregon by July 1 of each year to:
(A) The Governor;
(B) The Attorney General;
(C) The State Board of Education; and
(D) All relevant legislative committees.
(3) The University of Oregon Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior shall provide staff support to the Center for School Safety board of directors and shall manage the center.
(4) The Center for School Safety board of directors may seek and accept public and private funds for the center. [2001 c.618 §1; 2009 c.762 §57; 2015 c.767 §104]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.333 - Board of directors.

(1) The Center for School Safety shall be governed by a board of directors. The board of directors shall consist of:
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or a designee of the superintendent;
(b) The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority or a designee of the director;
(c) The Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General;
(d) The Superintendent of State Police or a designee of the superintendent;
(e) The Director of Human Services or a designee of the director;
(f) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority or a designee of the director;
(g) Nine members appointed by the Governor, as follows:
(A) One member representing the Oregon School Boards Association;
(B) One member representing the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators;
(C) One member representing the Oregon Education Association;
(D) One member representing the Oregon School Employees Association;
(E) One member representing the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association;
(F) One member representing the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police;
(G) One member representing the Oregon District Attorneys Association;
(H) One member representing the National Resource Center for Safe Schools on the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory; and
(I) One member representing the Oregon School Safety Officers Association; and
(h) Other members that the board may appoint.
(2) When making appointments to the board of directors, the Governor shall solicit recommendations from professional organizations that represent school employees, school district boards, school administrators and other education providers.
(3) The term of office of each board member appointed by the Governor is two years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a board member, the Governor shall appoint a successor. A board member is eligible for reappointment but shall not serve for more than two consecutive terms. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.
(4) A member of the board of directors is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
(5) The board of directors shall meet a minimum of four times per year.
(6) The board of directors shall annually elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from the membership. The board of directors may form committees as needed. [2001 c.618 §2; 2003 c.791 §29; 2009 c.595 §212]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.336 - Funding; Center for School Safety Account.

(1) The University of Oregon may seek and accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States, its agencies or from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions thereon not inconsistent with ORS 339.331, 339.333 and 339.339. All such funds are to aid in financing the functions of the Center for School Safety and shall be deposited in the Center for School Safety Account and shall be disbursed for the purpose for which contributed.
(2) The Center for School Safety Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except for moneys otherwise designated by statute, all federal funds or other moneys received by the University of Oregon for the center shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the University of Oregon and shall be used by the university for the purposes of carrying out ORS 339.331, 339.333 and 339.339. [2001 c.618 §8; 2009 c.762 §58; 2015 c.767 §105]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.339 - Collaboration between center and Department of Education.

The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Center for School Safety, shall:
(1) Develop recommendations and statewide guidelines designed to improve the learning environment and student achievement and to reduce the dropout rate in the state’s public schools.
(2) Identify successful strategies that are used in Oregon and other states to improve the learning environment and student achievement and to reduce the dropout rate.
(3) Provide technical assistance to those school districts requesting assistance in reducing the dropout rate. [2001 c.618 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.343 - Comprehensive district plans on student suicide prevention; rules.

(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as Adi’s Act.
(2) In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority, each school district shall adopt a policy requiring a comprehensive district plan on student suicide prevention for students in kindergarten through grade 12.
(3) A plan required under this section must include:
(a) Procedures relating to suicide prevention, intervention and activities that reduce risk and promote healing after a suicide;
(b) Identification of the school officials responsible for responding to reports of suicidal risk;
(c) A procedure by which a person may request a school district to review the actions of a school in responding to suicidal risk;
(d) Methods to address the needs of high-risk groups, including:
(A) Youth bereaved by suicide;
(B) Youth with disabilities, mental illness or substance use disorders;
(C) Youth experiencing homelessness or out-of-home settings, such as foster care; and
(D) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other minority gender identities and sexual orientations;
(e) A description of, and materials for, any training to be provided to school employees as part of the plan, which must include:
(A) When and how to refer youth and their families to appropriate mental health services; and
(B) Programs that can be completed through self-review of suitable suicide prevention materials; and
(f) Any other requirement prescribed by the State Board of Education by rule, based on consultations with state and national suicide prevention organizations, suicide experts and school-based mental health providers, and based on reviews of national models.
(4) A school district may consult with state or national suicide prevention organizations, the Department of Education, school-based mental health professionals, parents, guardians, school employees, students, administrators and school board associations when developing the plan required under this section.
(5) The plan required under this section:
(a) Must be written to ensure that a school employee acts only within the authorization and scope of the employee’s credentials or licenses. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing or encouraging a school employee to diagnose or treat mental illness unless the employee is specifically licensed and employed to do so.
(b) Must be:
(A) Made available annually to the community of the school district, including students of the school district, parents and guardians of students of the school district, and employees and volunteers of the school district.
(B) Readily available at the school district office and on the school district website, if applicable.
(6) A school district that does not comply with the requirements of this section is considered to be nonstandard under ORS 327.103. [2019 c.172 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.351 - Definitions for ORS 339.351 to 339.364.

As used in ORS 339.351 to 339.364:
(1) "Cyberbullying" means the use of any electronic communication device to harass, intimidate or bully.
(2) "Harassment, intimidation or bullying" means any act that:
(a) Substantially interferes with a student’s educational benefits, opportunities or performance;
(b) Takes place on or immediately adjacent to school grounds, at any school-sponsored activity, on school-provided transportation or at any official school bus stop;
(c) Has the effect of:
(A) Physically harming a student or damaging a student’s property;
(B) Knowingly placing a student in reasonable fear of physical harm to the student or damage to the student’s property; or
(C) Creating a hostile educational environment, including interfering with the psychological well-being of a student; and
(d) May be based on, but not be limited to, the protected class status of a person.
(3) "Protected class" means a group of persons distinguished, or perceived to be distinguished, by race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, familial status, source of income or disability. [2001 c.617 §2; 2007 c.647 §1; 2009 c.249 §1; 2021 c.367 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.353 - Findings.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(a) A safe and civil environment is necessary for students to learn and achieve high academic standards.
(b) Harassment, intimidation or bullying and cyberbullying, like other disruptive or violent behavior, are conduct that disrupts a student’s ability to learn and a school’s ability to educate its students in a safe environment.
(c) Students learn by example.
(2) The Legislative Assembly commends school administrators, faculty, staff and volunteers for demonstrating appropriate behavior, treating others with civility and respect, refusing to tolerate harassment, intimidation or bullying and refusing to tolerate cyberbullying. [2001 c.617 §1; 2005 c.209 §32; 2007 c.647 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.359 - Training programs; prevention task forces, programs and other initiatives.

(1) School districts must incorporate into existing training programs for students and school employees information related to:
(a) The prevention of, and the appropriate response to, acts of harassment, intimidation and bullying and acts of cyberbullying; and
(b) The policy adopted under ORS 339.356.
(2) School districts are encouraged to form task forces and to implement programs and other initiatives that are aimed at the prevention of, and the appropriate response to, acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying and that involve school employees, students, administrators, volunteers, parents, guardians, law enforcement and community representatives. [2001 c.617 §6; 2007 c.647 §4; 2009 c.249 §3; 2012 c.57 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.362 - Retaliation against victims and witnesses prohibited; school employee immunity.

(1) A school employee, student or volunteer may not engage in reprisal or retaliation against a victim of, witness to or person with reliable information about an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying.
(2)(a) A school employee who witnesses or has reliable information that a student has been subjected to an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying must report the act to the appropriate school official designated by the school district’s policy.
(b) A student or volunteer who witnesses or has reliable information that a student has been subjected to an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying is encouraged to report the act to the appropriate school official designated by the school district’s policy.
(3) A school employee who promptly reports an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or an act of cyberbullying to the appropriate school official in compliance with the procedures set forth in the school district’s policy is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from any failure to remedy the reported act. [2001 c.617 §5; 2007 c.647 §5; 2012 c.57 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.364 - Victim may seek redress under other laws.

ORS 339.351 to 339.364 may not be interpreted to prevent a victim of harassment, intimidation or bullying or a victim of cyberbullying from seeking redress under any other available law, whether civil or criminal. ORS 339.351 to 339.364 do not create any statutory cause of action. [2001 c.617 §7; 2007 c.647 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.366 - Required policies on teen dating violence and domestic violence.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Dating" or "dating relationship" means an ongoing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature between two persons. "Dating" or "dating relationship" does not include a casual relationship or ordinary fraternization between two persons in a business or social context.
(b) "Domestic violence" means abuse as defined in ORS 107.705 between family and household members, as those terms are defined in ORS 107.705.
(c) "Teen dating violence" means:
(A) A pattern of behavior in which a person uses or threatens to use physical, mental or emotional abuse to control another person who is in a dating relationship with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19 years of age; or
(B) Behavior by which a person uses or threatens to use sexual violence against another person who is in a dating relationship with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19 years of age.
(2) Each school district board or private school shall adopt a policy that contains the following:
(a) States that teen dating violence is unacceptable and is prohibited and that each student has the right to a safe learning environment.
(b) Incorporates age-appropriate education about teen dating violence and domestic violence into new or existing training programs for students in grades 7 through 12 and school employees as recommended by the school officials identified under paragraph (d) of this subsection.
(c) Establishes procedures for the manner in which employees of a school are to respond to incidents of teen dating violence that take place at the school, on school grounds, at school-sponsored activities or in vehicles used for school-provided transportation.
(d) Identifies by job title the school officials who are responsible for receiving reports related to teen dating violence. For public schools, the school officials identified under this paragraph shall be the same school officials identified in the policy adopted by a school district under ORS 339.356.
(e) Notifies students and parents of the teen dating violence and domestic violence policies adopted by the board or school.
(3) Except for private schools, the policy adopted under subsection (2) of this section must be included in and consistent with the policy adopted by a school district under ORS 339.356. [2012 c.69 §1; 2015 c.400 §2; 2021 c.479 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 339 - School Attendance; Admission; Discipline; Safety › Section 339.368 - Posters regarding domestic violence; rules.

(1) The Department of Education shall provide school districts and, upon request, private schools with posters containing information in both English and Spanish regarding domestic violence and at least one toll-free hotline telephone number that a student may call to obtain information and help regarding domestic violence.
(2) A private school may choose to not request posters under subsection (1) of this section. If a private school chooses to not request posters under subsection (1) of this section, the private school must create or use posters that:
(a) Are written in plain language that is easy to understand;
(b) Include at least one toll-free hotline telephone number that a student may call to obtain information and help regarding domestic violence; and
(c) Use print that is of a color, size and font that allows the poster to be easily read.
(3) Each school district board and private school shall adopt policies that require posting of the posters in clearly visible locations on school campuses. The policies adopted by the school district board must be in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
(4) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section in relation to school districts. [2015 c.400 §5; 2021 c.479 §3]