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7.__Information to local law enforcement authorities.__A public
school superintendent shall provide information to the local police
or other appropriate law enforcement authorities with regard to the
following offenses committed by any person on school grounds:

 
A.__Any offense that would be a felony if committed by an
adult;

 
B.__Any offense that involved violence that resulted or had
the potential to result in serious injury;

 
C.__Any offense that involved the use of a weapon against a
person; or

 
D.__Any offense that involved a controlled substance.

 
The information provided must include a description of the
offense and the name and address of the offender.__ The
superintendent shall provide this information to the police or
other appropriate law enforcement authorities as soon as
practicable.

 
8.__Dissemination of__student information under United States
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act and United States
Education of All Handicapped Children Act.__In addition to the
requirements of this section, the dissemination of information
about students, as well as applications for equivalent
instruction through home instruction, is regulated by the United
States Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, Public
Law 93-380, as amended by Public Law 93-568, and the United
States Education of All Handicapped Children Act, Public Law 94-
142.

 
Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §6553, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 531, is
amended to read:

 
A. "Injurious hazing" means any action or situation which,
including harassing behavior, that recklessly or
intentionally endangers the mental or physical health of any
school personnel or a student enrolled in a public school.

 
Sec. 5. 26 MRSA §832, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1987, c. 402, Pt. B,
§21, is further amended to read:

 
1. Employee. "Employee" means a person who performs a
service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire,
written or oral, expressed or implied, but does not include an
independent contractor engaged in lobster fishing. Employee


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