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§ 7-307. Violence prevention on school premises

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Elementary and Secondary Education [Titles 2-9.5] (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Public Schools (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Attendance and Discipline of Students (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Education, § 7-307
§ 7-307. Violence prevention on school premises
Currentness
Actions by school personnel to prevent violence
(a)(1) A principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel in any public school may take reasonable action necessary to prevent violence on school premises or on a school-sponsored trip, including intervening in a fight or physical struggle that takes place in his or her presence, whether the fight is among students or other individuals.
(2) The degree and force of the intervention may be as reasonably necessary to prevent violence, restore order and to protect the safety of the combatants and surrounding individuals.
School personnel injured while taking action
(b) A principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel who is hurt while taking preventive action or intervening in a fight under this section:
(1) Shall be compensated by the county board for any necessary medical expenses that result directly from the preventive action or intervention; and
(2) May not lose any compensation for time lost from school duties that results directly from the preventive action or intervention, but compensation may be reduced by any payments made under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act.1
Suits, claims, or criminal charges brought by parents or other claimants
(c) In any suit, claim, or criminal charge brought by a parent or other claimant of one of the combatants against the principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel because of the preventive action or intervention, the county board:
(1) Shall provide legal counsel for the principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel or may provide reimbursement for the reasonable expenses of the legal defense of any criminal charge if the county board considers it appropriate; and
(2) Shall save the principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel harmless from any award or decree against him.

Credits

Added as Education § 7-306 by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 21, § 3; Acts 1996, c. 4, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1996, c. 5, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Renumbered as Education § 7-307 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996.
Formerly Art. 77, § 98A.

Footnotes

1
Labor and Employment, § 9-101 et seq.
MD Code, Education, § 7-307, MD EDUC § 7-307
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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