§70-6-101.6b. Prohibiting disciplinary action against teachers or
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support employees for reporting violations of law.
A. For purposes of this section:
1. "Teacher" means the term as defined in paragraph 1 of Section 1-116 of this title; and
2. "Support employee" means the term as defined in paragraph 9 of Section 1-116 of this title.
B. No school district shall prohibit or take disciplinary action against teachers or support employees for:
1. Disclosing public information to correct what the teacher or support employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of the Oklahoma Constitution or law or a rule promulgated pursuant to law;
2. Reporting a violation of the Oklahoma Constitution or state or federal law; or
3. Taking any of the above actions without giving prior notice to the teacher's or support employee's supervisor or anyone else in the relevant chain of command.
C. For the purposes of this section, "reporting" means providing a spoken or written account to a supervising teacher, administrator, school board member, representative from the State Department of Education, law enforcement official, district attorney, and/or parent or legal guardian of a student directly impacted by the actions.
D. Each school district shall prominently post or publish a copy of this section of law in locations where it can reasonably be expected to come to the attention of all teachers and support employees.
E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a teacher or support employee to violate students' or parents' rights to confidentiality and protection under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). Added by Laws 2017, c. 291, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 53, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.