Section Ed 510.05 - Duty to Report(a) Any credential holder shall report any suspected violation of the code of conduct following the school, school district, or SAU reporting procedures.(b) Each principal shall report to the superintendent of the school district or SAU where the principal is employed, the chief executive officer of a chartered public school or public academy, or the headmaster of a nonpublic school, if the principal has been notified of, or is personally aware that a credential holder has violated any of the rules of professional conduct as enumerated in Ed 510, which occurred on or off duty.(c) The superintendent, chief executive officer of a chartered public school or public academy, or headmaster of a nonpublic school, shall report any of the following to the office of credentialing;(1) When a superintendent has knowledge that a credential holder, as defined in Ed 501.02(h), has been arrested and charged with an offense enumerated in RSA 189:13-a, V; and(2) When a superintendent has knowledge that a credential holder has violated the code of conduct as specified in Ed 510.01 through Ed 510.04.(d) If a credential holder suspects that a superintendent has violated the code of conduct, as specified in Ed 510.01 through Ed 510.04, or if a credential holder has made a report and believes the local reporting procedures have not been followed, the reporting credential holder shall notify the department directly.(e) Credential holders who have reason to suspect that a student has been, or is being, abused or neglected, shall report the same to:(1) His or her immediate supervisor, superintendent, or both; and(2) The department of health and human services, pursuant to RSA 169-C:29.(f) If the department has reason to suspect that any violation of the code of conduct enumerated in Ed 510.01 through Ed 510.04 was known by a credential holder and not reported, the department shall undertake an investigation, as enumerated in Ed 511.01, against that credential holder as required by Ed 510.05(a), (b), or (c).(g) The office of credentialing shall open a case, as enumerated in Ed 511.01, in response to a report made pursuant to Ed 510.05(a), (b), (c), or (d) above.N.H. Code Admin. R. Ed 510.05
#6349, eff 10-5-96, EXPIRED: 10-5-04
New. #8194, eff 10-26-04; ss by #10089, eff 2-23-12
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 50, Filed December 13, 2018, Proposed by #12661, Effective 11/9/2018, Expires 11/9/2028.