§ 343.186

(1) A school district may not prohibit or discourage a school employee or school volunteer from:\n(a) Participating in good faith in interviews with individuals designated by the Department of Education, law enforcement, a court or any other entity involved in the investigation of a complaint under ORS 343.165;\n(b) Making a good faith report of a violation of state or federal law involving special education and related services;\n(c) Sharing information in good faith with the student or the student’s parent about the services provided or not provided to the student under this chapter;\n(d) Reporting in good faith concerns about inappropriate restraint, seclusion or corporal punishment of a student to the student’s parent, the school, law enforcement, a court or other authorities;\n(e) Making a report of suspected abuse or neglect, including abuse or neglect that happens at a school, to law enforcement or the Department of Human Services; or\n(f) Reporting a suspected violation of the rights of a child with a disability or the rights of any other disabled person within the school district to the state protection and advocacy system.\n(2) A school district may not require a

of the rights of a child with a disability or the rights of any other disabled person within the school district to the state protection and advocacy system.\n(2) A school district may not require a student, parent, school employee or school volunteer to sign a nondisclosure agreement related to:\n(a) Any violations of law or policy by the school district or by the a school employee or school volunteer involving special education and related services;\n(b) The resolution of a complaint, including a complaint concerning the services provided for the student;\n(c) Injuries sustained by a student, including injuries sustained due to the inappropriate use of seclusion or restraint; or\n(d) The death of a student.\n(3) A school district may not otherwise cause a parent or student to believe the school district will reduce or revoke services from a student or impose a financial penalty on a parent or student due to the parent or student’s good faith public or private disclosure of information about any settlement or resolution to a dispute or complaint or about the experience of the parent or student with the school district.

tudent’s good faith public or private disclosure of information about any settlement or resolution to a dispute or complaint or about the experience of the parent or student with the school district. [2023 c.189 §5]\nNote:\nSection 6, chapter 189, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:\nSec. 6.\nSection 5 of this 2023 Act [343.186] applies to nondisclosure agreements entered into before, on or after the effective date of this 2023 Act [September 24, 2023]. Any parts of nondisclosure agreements inconsistent with the provisions of section 5 of this 2023 Act are void and unenforceable. [2023 c.189 §6]