FL H0603

State attorneys must notify school superintendents within 48 hours when a child of any age is formally charged with a felony or delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult

Superintendents must release notification to appropriate school personnel including principals, the director of transportation, classroom teachers, bus drivers, and staff with direct supervision responsibilities within 48 hours of receipt

Principals must be notified of the disposition of charges and must notify other school personnel with direct supervision duties of the case outcome

Schools may release student education records without parental consent to parties in interagency agreements with the Department of Juvenile Justice, law enforcement, and other agencies for purposes of reducing juvenile crime, improving school safety, and reducing truancy and suspensions

Information shared through interagency agreements is inadmissible in court proceedings before a dispositional hearing unless written parental consent is provided