{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-343.186","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 343.186","heading":"Employee and volunteer reports and sharing of information; prohibition on certain nondisclosure agreements; prohibition on actions related to sharing of certain information.","body":"(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 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.","path":["09 - Education and Culture","30. Education and Culture","Chapter 343 — Special Education and Other Specialized Education Services"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors343.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"90abac0773d59bb47f9ae7e46fb4715853074cd3ddf935585d1d8b314881fdeb","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-343.185","next":"us-or/ors-343.187"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}