(a) No child who has not attained the age of eighteen shall knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to an official or employee of the Maple Heights School District or the City of Maple Heights while performing his or her official duties.
(b) Each parent or legal guardian of a child who has not attained the age of eighteen shall have a duty to prohibit the child from behaving contrary to division (a) of this section. No person shall negligently fail to fulfill the duty imposed by this subsection.
(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating division (b) of this section that the parent or legal guardian:
(1) Initiated the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court against the child prior to the time that the child was found violating division (a) of this section; or
(2) Can demonstrate, based upon the records of the Maple Heights School District, that they have been actively working with officials of the Maple Heights School District regarding the behavior of the child prior to the time that the child was found violating division (a) of this section.
(d) Any child who violates division (a) of this section is an unruly child and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court.
(e) Any school official or employee who is the victim of, or witness to, an assault committed by a child who has not attained the age of eighteen, who has caused or attempted to cause physical harm to an official or employee of the Maple Heights School District or the City of Maple Heights, while such official or employee is performing his or her duty, shall immediately notify the Maple Heights Police Department and request its assistance. This subsection shall not apply to any school official or employee who has personal knowledge that the notification required by this subsection has already been made with respect to a particular assault.
(f) Whoever violates divisions (b) or (e) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02. In addition to any other method of enforcement provided for in these Codified Ordinances or by stature, this offense may be enforced by the issuance of a citation in compliance with Rule 4.1 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(Ord. 1996-112. Passed 12-4-96.)