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SCHOOL EMPLOYEE
"School employee"
means (A) a teacher, substitute teacher, school administrator, school
superintendent, guidance counselor, psychologist, social worker, nurse,
physician, school paraprofessional or coach employed by a local or
regional board of education or a private elementary, middle or high
school or working in a public or private elementary, middle or high school;
or
(B) any other person who, in the performance of his or her duties, has
regular contact with students and who provides services to or on behalf
of students enrolled in (i) a public elementary, middle or high school,
pursuant to a contract with the local or regional board of education, or
(ii) a private elementary, middle or high school, pursuant to a contract
with the supervisory agent of such private school.
Source:
General Statutes § 53a-65 (13) (applies to Part VI: Sex Offenses, §§
53a-67 -- 53a-90a).
Public
Acts 2009, No. 09-242, § 1, modified the definition, effective October
1, 2009, to add subsection (B).
Commentary:
See State v. McKenzie-Adams, 281 Conn. 486 (2007), cert. denied,
76 U.S.L.W. 3162 (U.S. Oct. 1, 2007) (No. 07-53) (prohibition against
sexual intercourse between school employee and student does not violate
constitutionally guaranteed right of privacy).
Glossary
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