Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.6b

support employees for reporting violations of law.

A. For purposes of this section:

1. "Teacher" means the term as defined in paragraph 1 of

Section 1-116 of this title; and

2. "Support employee" means the term as defined in paragraph 9

of Section 1-116 of this title.

B. No school district shall prohibit or take disciplinary

action against teachers or support employees for:

1. Disclosing public information to correct what the teacher or

support employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of the

Oklahoma Constitution or law or a rule promulgated pursuant to law;

2. Reporting a violation of the Oklahoma Constitution or state

or federal law; or

3. Taking any of the above actions without giving prior notice

to the teacher's or support employee's supervisor or anyone else in

the relevant chain of command.

C. For the purposes of this section, "reporting" means

providing a spoken or written account to a supervising teacher,

administrator, school board member, representative from the State

Department of Education, law enforcement official, district

attorney, and/or parent or legal guardian of a student directly

impacted by the actions.

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D. Each school district shall prominently post or publish a

copy of this section of law in locations where it can reasonably be

expected to come to the attention of all teachers and support

employees.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a

teacher or support employee to violate students' or parents' rights

to confidentiality and protection under the Family Educational

Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).