Alaska Statutes.
Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums
Chapter 30. Pupils and Educational Programs For Pupils
Section 171. Prohibited Actions.
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AS 14.30.171. Prohibited Actions.

(a) Except as provided in AS 14.30.172 - 14.30.176, school personnel may not, unless otherwise authorized by law or a specific policy adopted by a governing body of a school district,

(1) recommend to a parent or guardian that a child take or continue to take a psychotropic drug as a condition for attending a public school;

(2) require that a child take or continue to take a psychotropic drug as a condition for attending a public school, except when, in the opinion of the child's treating physician,

(A) the medication is necessary for the mental health of the child; or

(B) the child poses a risk of harm to self or others without the medication;

(3) conduct a psychiatric evaluation of a child;

(4) recommend a specific licensed physician, psychologist, or other health specialist to a parent or guardian for a child; or

(5) recommend that a parent or guardian seek or use for a child

(A) a psychotropic medication; or

(B) a psychiatric or psychological treatment.

(b) As used in this section, "school personnel" means persons employed by a public school or school district to work in a public school, except for a person who holds a special services type C certificate issued under AS 14.20 that qualifies the person to be employed to provide related services to students, as described in regulations adopted by the board.

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