Oklahoma § 21-650.7 - Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon school

§ 21-650.7. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon school

employee or student – Notice - Definition.

A. As used in this section, “school employee" means a teacher,

principal, or any duly appointed person employed by a school system

or employees of a firm contracting with a school system for any

purpose, including any personnel not directly related to the

teaching process and school board members during school board

meetings.

B. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,

commits any assault, battery, or assault and battery upon the person

of a school employee while such employee is in the performance of

any duties as a school employee or upon any student while such

student is participating in any school activity or attending classes

on school property during school hours shall, upon conviction, be

guilty of a misdemeanor. The convicted person shall be punished by

a term of imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding

one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars

($2,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause,

commits any aggravated battery or aggravated assault and battery

upon the person of a school employee while such employee is in the

performance of any duties as a school employee shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a Class B6 felony offense punishable by a

term of imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period not

exceeding two (2) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

D. Every school site shall post in a prominent place a notice

having the following or similar language: “FELONY CHARGES MAY BE

FILED AGAINST ANY PERSON(S) COMMITTING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OR

BATTERY UPON ANY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.”

E. For purposes of this section, “assault” shall be defined by

Section 641 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, “battery” shall be

defined by Section 642 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

“aggravated assault and battery” shall be defined by Section 646 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 6-113, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by

Laws 1978, c. 31, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 78, § 1,

eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1995, c. 241, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995.

Renumbered from § 6-113 of Title 70 by Laws 1995, c. 241, § 3, eff.

July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 380, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001;

Laws 2025, c. 486, § 183, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments