maryland comar nicola moxey med 6490 february 2, 2010
DESCRIPTION
Degree of Force A principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel in any public school may take reasonable action necessary to prevent violence on school premises or on a school-sponsored trip, including intervening in a fight or physical struggle that takes place in his or her presence, whether the fight is among students or other individuals. A principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel in any public school may take reasonable action necessary to prevent violence on school premises or on a school-sponsored trip, including intervening in a fight or physical struggle that takes place in his or her presence, whether the fight is among students or other individuals. The degree and force of the intervention may be as reasonably necessary to prevent violence, restore order and to protect the safety of the combatants and surrounding individuals. The degree and force of the intervention may be as reasonably necessary to prevent violence, restore order and to protect the safety of the combatants and surrounding individuals.TRANSCRIPT
Maryland COMARMaryland COMARNicola MoxeyNicola Moxey
MED 6490MED 6490February 2, 2010February 2, 2010
Corporal PunishmentCorporal Punishment Defined: Defined: Corporal punishmentCorporal punishment is is
the deliberate infliction of the deliberate infliction of painpain as as retribution for an offence, or for the retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behavior deemed unacceptable behavior deemed unacceptable
NOT ALLOWED IN ANY PUBLIC NOT ALLOWED IN ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN MARYLANDSCHOOL IN MARYLAND
Degree of ForceDegree of Force A principal, teacher, school security guard, or other A principal, teacher, school security guard, or other
school system personnel in any public school may school system personnel in any public school may take reasonable action necessary to prevent violence take reasonable action necessary to prevent violence on school premises or on a school-sponsored trip, on school premises or on a school-sponsored trip, including intervening in a fight or physical struggle including intervening in a fight or physical struggle that takes place in his or her presence, whether the that takes place in his or her presence, whether the fight is among students or other individuals. fight is among students or other individuals.
The degree and force of the intervention may The degree and force of the intervention may be as reasonably necessary to prevent be as reasonably necessary to prevent violence, restore order and to protect the violence, restore order and to protect the safety of the combatants and surrounding safety of the combatants and surrounding individuals. individuals.
Compensation for InjuryCompensation for Injury Compensation for injury and time lost from Compensation for injury and time lost from
duties.- duties.- A principal, teacher, school security guard, A principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel who is hurt while or other school system personnel who is hurt while taking preventive action or intervening in a fight taking preventive action or intervening in a fight under this section: (1) Shall be compensated by under this section: (1) Shall be compensated by the county board for any necessary medical the county board for any necessary medical expenses that result directly from the preventive expenses that result directly from the preventive action or intervention; and (2) May not lose any action or intervention; and (2) May not lose any compensation for time lost from school duties that compensation for time lost from school duties that results directly from the preventive action or results directly from the preventive action or intervention, but compensation may be reduced intervention, but compensation may be reduced by any payments made under the Maryland by any payments made under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act. Workers' Compensation Act.
Law SuitsLaw Suits Legal counsel; indemnity.- Legal counsel; indemnity.- In any suit, claim, or In any suit, claim, or
criminal charge brought by a parent or other claimant criminal charge brought by a parent or other claimant of one of the combatants against the principal, of one of the combatants against the principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel because of the preventive action or system personnel because of the preventive action or intervention, the county board: (1) Shall provide intervention, the county board: (1) Shall provide legal counsel for the principal, teacher, school legal counsel for the principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel or security guard, or other school system personnel or may provide reimbursement for the reasonable may provide reimbursement for the reasonable expenses of the legal defense of any criminal charge expenses of the legal defense of any criminal charge if the county board considers it appropriate; and (2) if the county board considers it appropriate; and (2) Shall save the principal, teacher, school security Shall save the principal, teacher, school security guard, or other school system personnel harmless guard, or other school system personnel harmless from any award or decree against him. from any award or decree against him.