Parent notification and protection and advocacy systems
Title II — Support for School Climate and Safety › Subtitle C — School Climate and Safety › Part 2 — Protecting Our Students in Schools › Subpart B — Prohibition of Corporal Punishment
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(a) Notification If a student is subject to corporal punishment committed by program personnel, a law enforcement officer, or a school security guard at a program, the program serving such student shall notify, in writing, not later than 24 hours after such use of force occurs, the facts of such use of force to— (1) the parent or parents of such student; (2) the State educational agency; and (3) the local law enforcement agency. (b) Notification for students with disabilities In the case of a student described in subsection (a) who is an individual with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) the program serving such student shall— (1) in addition to the notification described in such subsection, notify, in writing, not later than 24 hours after the use of force described in such subsection occurs, the facts of such use of force to the relevant protection and advocacy system; and (2) provide any information to the relevant protection and advocacy system that the protection and advocacy system may require. (c) Restatement of authority Protection and advocacy systems shall have the same authorities and rights provided under subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.) with respect to protections provided for students under this part when such students are otherwise eligible to be clients of the protection and advocacy system, including investigating, monitoring, and enforcing such protections.