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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 7Pt. 51Ch. 1Art. 1§ 87014 Employee Assault Reporting Duty

§ 87014 Employee Assault Reporting Duty

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§ 87014 Employee Assault Reporting Duty

Key Takeaways

  • •If a teacher or staff at a community college is hurt or threatened by a student, they must tell the police right away.
  • •If they don’t report it, they can get a fine up to $200.
  • •No one, including bosses or other workers, can try to stop them from reporting. If they do, they can get a fine between $100 and $200.

Example

A teacher at a community college gets pushed by a student during class.

The teacher must tell the police about what happened. If the teacher doesn’t report it, they could get a $200 fine. If the principal tells the teacher not to report it, the principal could also get a fine between $100 and $200.

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§ 87014 Employee Assault Reporting Duty

(a) Whenever any employee of a community college district is attacked, assaulted, or menaced, by any student, it shall be the duty of that employee, and the duty of any person under whose direction or supervision the employee is employed who has knowledge of the incident, to promptly report the same to the appropriate law enforcement authorities of the county or city in which the same occurred. Failure to make the report shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200). (b) An act by any member of the governing board of a community college district, or any employee of any community college district which is designed directly or indirectly to influence or urge a person under a duty to make the report prescribed by subdivision (a) not to make the report, shall be a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than two hundred dollars ($200). (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1302, Sec. 18. Effective September 25, 1990.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

enforcementcommunitydutyemployeeportstudentfinemisdemeanor

Related Statutes

  • § 44014 School Employee Assault Reporting
  • § 76002 High School College Enrollment
  • § 87002 Community College Administrator Definitions
  • § 51004 Workforce Preparation Education Rights
  • § 59002.5 Deaf Education Support Services

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 87014.
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