Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-6271

  • Accredited nonpublic school: means all nonpublic elementary and secondary schools accredited by the state board of education. See Kansas Statutes 72-6228
  • School district: means any school district organized under the laws of this state. See Kansas Statutes 72-6228
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

No school district, educational cooperative, interlocal educational agency or state accredited nonpublic school, no governing authority thereof, no member of any such governing authority, and no officer or employee of any school district, educational cooperative, interlocal educational agency or accredited nonpublic school shall be subject to any civil liability for any statement, report or action taken in assisting, or referring for assistance to any medical, treatment or social service agency or facility, any pupil reasonably believed to be abusing or incapacitated by the use of alcohol or other drugs unless such assistance or referral was made in bad faith or with malicious purpose. The same immunity from liability shall attach with respect to participation in any administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from any such assistance or referral.