Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-401

communicating with students — Inclusion of parents or guardians.

A. As used in this section:

1. "Electronic or digital communication" includes, but is not

limited to, emails, text messages, instant messages, direct

messages, social media messages, messages sent through software

applications, and any other electronic digital means of

communication; and

2. "School personnel" means teachers, coaches, administrators,

school bus drivers, or any other persons employed full-time or part-

time by a public school or charter school.

B. School personnel engaging in electronic or digital

communication with an individual student shall include the student's

parent or guardian in any electronic or digital communication,

unless such communication is on a school-approved platform and

related to school and academic communications.

C. Exceptions to the requirement in subsection B of this

section may be made in case of an emergency, subject to subsequent

notification to the parent or guardian. School personnel shall make

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reasonable efforts to use school-approved platforms, systems, or

applications that allow automatic inclusion of parents or guardians

in communications with students.

D. Schools shall provide training, developed by the State

Department of Education, for school personnel on the student

communication requirements of this section.

E. Any school personnel who is reported to be in violation of

subsection B of this section shall be put on administrative leave

while the school district investigates the incident and notifies the

board of education. If the investigation finds that no misconduct

occurred, the school personnel shall be reinstated and the incident

shall be noted in the school personnel's employee file. If the

investigation finds misconduct occurred, the school personnel shall

be disciplined according to the school district board of education's

policy, up to and including termination of employment, and the

incident shall be reported to law enforcement pursuant to Section

1210.163 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.