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Tex. Education Code § 37.148

RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME

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Tex. Education Code § 37.148, RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/635647
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(a) An employee of a school district or open-enrollment charter school may report a crime witnessed at the school to any peace officer with authority to investigate the crime. (b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not adopt a policy requiring a school employee to: (1) refrain from reporting a crime witnessed at the school; or (2) report a crime witnessed at the school only to certain persons or peace officers.