53A-11-803. Investigation of complaint -- Confidentiality -- Immunity.
(1) (a) The reporting and investigation requirements of Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Part 4,
Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements, apply to complaints on corporal punishment.
(b) If a violation is confirmed, school authorities shall take prompt and appropriate action,
including in-service training and other administrative action, to ensure against a repetition of the
violation.
(2) Reports made on violations of this part are subject to the same requirements of
confidentiality as provided under Section 62A-4a-412.
(3) Any school or individual who in good faith makes a report or cooperates in an
investigation by a school or authorized public agency concerning a violation of this part is
immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise result by reason of those actions.
Amended by Chapter 260, 1994 General Session
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