| School Board of Alachua County |
| Bylaws & Policies |
1139.02 - VIOLATION OF LOCAL, STATE, AND/OR FEDERAL LAWS
Anyone known to be violating a local, State, and/or Federal law on Board property or at a school function will be subject to referral for prosecution to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The referral process will be subject to State statutes and Board policies.
Administrative personnel, including instructional and non-instructional, shall at all times comply with the provisions of the
Code of Ethics of the Education Profession in Florida and the Principles of Professional Conduct of the Education Profession in Florida.| A. | Administrative employees are required to self-report within forty-eight (48) hours any arrests/charges involving the abuse of a child or the sale and/or possession of a controlled substance. Such notice shall not be considered an admission of guilt nor shall such notice be admissible for any purpose in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial, investigatory or adjudicatory. | |
| B. | In addition, self-reporting shall also be required for any conviction, finding of guilt, withholding of adjudication, commitment to a pretrial diversion program, or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for any criminal offense other than a minor traffic violation within forty-eight (48) hours after the final judgment. When handling sealed and expunged records disclosed under this policy, the Board shall comply with the confidentiality provisions in Florida statutes. |
School administrators have a duty to report misconduct by other Board employees that affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student in accordance with Policy 8141 - Mandatory Reporting of Misconduct.
F.S. 943.0585(4)(c), 943.059(4)(c), 1001.42
s. 9, ch. 2008-108, L.O.F.
F.A.C. 6B-1.001, 6B-1.006
Adopted 7/17/07
Revised 10/7/08