It is the interest of this Board of Education to cooperate with local, State, and National efforts to decrease the number of missing children.

A student at the time of his/her initial entry shall present to the person in charge of admission any records given him/her by the school s/he most recently attended and a certification of birth or a comparable certificate or certification issued pursuant to the statutes of another state, territory, possession, or nation. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the student's entry into the school, a school official shall request the student's official records from the school s/he most recently attended. If the school the student claims to have most recently attended indicates that it has no records of the student's attendance or the records are not received within fourteen (14) days of the date of request, or if the student does not present a certification of birth or comparable certificate or certification from another state, territory, possession, or nation, the principal shall notify the police department of this fact and of the possibility that the student may be a missing child.

The principal or any employee of a public school who is authorized to handle school records, shall provide access to student's records to a law enforcement officer who indicates that s/he is conducting an investigation and that the student is or may be a missing child. This information shall be provided free of charge to the law enforcement officer.

R.C. 109.65, 2901.30, 3313.205, 3313.672, 3313.96, 3319.321, 3319.322