KRS 161.151: Removal of references to criminal allegations not resulting in charge or

conviction from school employee's personnel file -- Nonpreclusion of separate

investigation.

(1) Except as provided in KRS 160.380, all records and references relating to an

allegation of a criminal offense committed by a school employee that did not lead to

formal charges and all records relating to a criminal proceeding in which a school

employee was found not guilty or the charges were dismissed shall be removed

from the s chool employee's personnel file by the superintendent or the

superintendent's designee in the local school district.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not preclude a school district

from separately investigating, taking action upon , and creating and maintaining

records on the same or a similar fact situation upon which the allegations of a

criminal offense was based.