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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22 - Public Schools
Article 5 - Local School Boards
Section 22-5-4.4 - School employees; reporting drug and alcohol use; release from liability.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 22-5-4.4 (2017)
22-5-4.4. School employees; reporting drug and alcohol use; release from liability.
A. A school employee who knows or in good faith suspects any student of using or abusing alcohol or drugs shall report such use or abuse pursuant to procedures established by the local school board.
B. No school employee who in good faith reports any known or suspected instances of alcohol or drug use or abuse shall be held liable for any civil damages as a result of such report or his efforts to enforce any school policies or regulations regarding drug or alcohol use or abuse.
History: 1978 Comp., 22-1-5, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 180, 1; recompiled as 22-5-4.4 by Laws 1986, ch. 33, 10.
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