Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-650.7
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Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon school
Official statutory text
employee or student – Notice - Definition.
A. As used in this section, “school employee" means a teacher,
principal, or any duly appointed person employed by a school system
or employees of a firm contracting with a school system for any
purpose, including any personnel not directly related to the
teaching process and school board members during school board
meetings.
B. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,
commits any assault, battery, or assault and battery upon the person
of a school employee while such employee is in the performance of
any duties as a school employee or upon any student while such
student is participating in any school activity or attending classes
on school property during school hours shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of a misdemeanor. The convicted person shall be punished by
a term of imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding
one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,
commits any aggravated battery or aggravated assault and battery
upon the person of a school employee while such employee is in the
performance of any duties as a school employee shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a Class B6 felony offense punishable by a
term of imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period not
exceeding two (2) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. Every school site shall post in a prominent place a notice
having the following or similar language: “FELONY CHARGES MAY BE
FILED AGAINST ANY PERSON(S) COMMITTING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OR
BATTERY UPON ANY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.”
E. For purposes of this section, “assault” shall be defined by
Section 641 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, “battery” shall be
defined by Section 642 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
“aggravated assault and battery” shall be defined by Section 646 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
A. As used in this section, “school employee" means a teacher,
principal, or any duly appointed person employed by a school system
or employees of a firm contracting with a school system for any
purpose, including any personnel not directly related to the
teaching process and school board members during school board
meetings.
B. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,
commits any assault, battery, or assault and battery upon the person
of a school employee while such employee is in the performance of
any duties as a school employee or upon any student while such
student is participating in any school activity or attending classes
on school property during school hours shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of a misdemeanor. The convicted person shall be punished by
a term of imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding
one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,
commits any aggravated battery or aggravated assault and battery
upon the person of a school employee while such employee is in the
performance of any duties as a school employee shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a Class B6 felony offense punishable by a
term of imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period not
exceeding two (2) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. Every school site shall post in a prominent place a notice
having the following or similar language: “FELONY CHARGES MAY BE
FILED AGAINST ANY PERSON(S) COMMITTING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OR
BATTERY UPON ANY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.”
E. For purposes of this section, “assault” shall be defined by
Section 641 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, “battery” shall be
defined by Section 642 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
“aggravated assault and battery” shall be defined by Section 646 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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