Tex. Education Code § 37.157
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 37.157, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 37.157. REPORTING BY MEDICAL AUTHORITIES.
Official statutory text
A doctor or other medical practitioner who treats a student who may have been subjected to hazing activities:
(1) may report the suspected hazing activities to police or other law enforcement officials; and
(2) is immune from civil or other liability that might otherwise be imposed or incurred as a result of the report, unless the report is made in bad faith or with malice.
(1) may report the suspected hazing activities to police or other law enforcement officials; and
(2) is immune from civil or other liability that might otherwise be imposed or incurred as a result of the report, unless the report is made in bad faith or with malice.
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