California · Education Code

EDC §87014: (a) Whenever any employee of a community college district is attacked, assaulted, or menaced, by any student, it shall be the duty of that employee, and the duty of any person under whose direction or

Misdemeanor

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Community college employees must report incidents where students attack, assault, or menace employees to law enforcement. Failure to report or attempting to prevent reporting is a misdemeanor offense.

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(a) Whenever any employee of a community college district is attacked, assaulted, or menaced, by any student, it shall be the duty of that employee, and the duty of any person under whose direction or supervision the employee is employed who has knowledge of the incident, to promptly report the same to the appropriate law enforcement authorities of the county or city in which the same occurred. Failure to make the report shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200). (b) An act by any member of the governing board of a community college district, or any employee of any community college district which is designed directly or indirectly to influence or urge a person under a duty to make the report prescribed by subdivision (a) not to make the report, shall be a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than two hundred dollars ($200).

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