Montana Safe Schools Center

Disaster Drills

• 20-1-401: Disaster drills to be conducted regularly — districts to identify disaster risks and adopt school safety plan
• 20-1-402: Number of disaster drills required — time of drills to vary
• 20-1-404: Drill to sound on disaster evacuation system — recall signal to be distinct — control of signal
• 20-1-405: Fire department to be called for actual fire
• 20-1-407: Inspection of exits — cooperation with local authorities having jurisdiction in drills
• 20-9-236: Transfer of funds — improvements to school safety and security
• 52-2-211: County or regional interdisciplinary child information and school safety team

Discrimination + Disciplinary Action

• 49-2-307: Discrimination in education
• 20-4-302: Discipline and punishment of pupils — definition of corporal punishment — penalty — defense
• 20-5-202: Suspension and expulsion

Bully-Free Montana Act

• 20-5-208: Definition
• 20-5-209: Bullying of student prohibited — self-defense authorized
• 20-5-210: Enforcement — exhaustion of administrative remedies

Immunizations

• 20-5-403: Immunization required — release and acceptance of immunization records — notice of exemptions required
• 20-5-404: Conditional attendance
• 20-5-405: Exemptions — limitations on agency actions
• 20-5-409: Failure to immunize or claim exception — injunction

Administration of Medication

• 20-5-412: Definition — parent-designated adult — administration of glucagon — training
• 20-5-413: Limits on liability
• 20-5-420: Self-administration or possession of asthma, severe allergy, or anaphylaxis medication
• 20-5-421: Emergency use of epinephrine in school setting
• 20-5-426: Emergency use of opioid antagonist in school setting — limit on liability
• 20-1-220: Use of marijuana and tobacco products in public school building or on public school property prohibited

Suicide and Sexual Abuse

• 20-7-1310: Youth suicide awareness and prevention training
• 20-7-1311: Child sexual abuse awareness and prevention
• 20-7-1316: Child sex trafficking prevention
• 20-7-1321: Employment assistance for current or former school employees, contractors and volunteers engaged in sexual misconduct prohibited

School Resource Officers (SROs)

• 20-7-1336: School marshal duties and responsibilities
• 45-8-361: Possession or allowing possession of a weapon in school building — exceptions — penalties — seizure and forfeiture or return authorized — definitions

Online Safety + Photograph Directory

• 20-7-1325: Online protections for pupils
• 20-7-1326: Pupil records — online privacy protections
• 20-7-1317: Electronic directory photograph repository — use in search for missing child only — annual opt-in notice required

Administrative Rules (not code)

• 10.55.719: Student Protection Procedures

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