a. Statement of purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this section is to ensure that all suspected crimes committed by an adult against a student or another adult, and all allegations of sex-offenses or other violent crimes committed by a student against another student, including any bias-related violent crime committed by any adult or student, in a public school, is reported to the police department and the special commissioner of investigation for the New York city school district. It is not the purpose and intent of this section to mandate the reporting of incidents amounting to ordinary misbehavior and "name calling" among students.
b. Where, the board, a committee of the board or officer or employee of the city school district of the city of New York has evidence or other information relating to a suspected crime, the board, committee, officer or employee which has such information shall immediately report such evidence or other information to the police department and the special commissioner of investigation, in a form and manner prescribed by rule by the police department, and to the school's principal, provided, however, that if such evidence or other information directly or indirectly involves or implicates such school principal, the report shall be made to the district superintendent as well as the police department.
c. Where there is a suspected crime against a child, the school principal or district superintendent shall promptly notify the parent or legal guardian of such child about whom a report has been made, except where, after consultation with the police department and the special commissioner of investigation, it is determined that such notification would impede a criminal investigation.
d. Any such committee or individual who in good faith reports evidence or other information relating to a suspected crime to the police department and school principal or district superintendent in accordance with the provisions of subdivision b of this section shall have immunity from any civil liability that may arise from the making of such report, and the school district or any school district employee shall not take, request or cause a retaliatory action against any such committee or individual who makes a report. Nothing herein shall abrogate obligations of confidentiality imposed by certain privileged relationships pursuant to state law.
e. The police department shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
f. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as either (1) limiting the authority of any agency, commission, other entity or its members to conduct any administrative, civil or criminal investigation that is within the scope of their authority, or (2) limiting any obligation to file a report with any city, state or federal agency concerning a suspected crime or other activity.