Section 200.803. Release of information to schools. (See Pa.R.J.C.P. 163 and 42 Pa.C.S. § 6341(b.1))

(a) Upon finding a child to be a delinquent child, the court shall, through the juvenile probation department, provide the following information to the building principal, or a designee, of any public, private, or parochial school in which the child is enrolled:

(1) The name and address of the child.

(2) The delinquent acts that the child was found to have committed.

(3) A brief description of the delinquent acts.

(4) The disposition of the case.

(b) If the child is adjudicated delinquent of a felony offense, the court, through the juvenile probation department, shall provide to the building principal, or a designee, relevant information regarding the child contained in the juvenile probation or treatment reports pertaining to the adjudication, prior delinquent history and the supervision plan of the child.

(c) The court or the juvenile probation department has the authority to share additional information regarding the child under its jurisdiction with the building principal, or a designee, as deemed necessary to protect public safety or to enable appropriate treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation of the child.

(d) Information provided to or maintained by the building principal, or a designee, under this section shall be transferred to the building principal or a designee of any public, private or parochial school to which the child transfers enrollment.

(e) Information provided to the building principal, or a designee, under this section shall be maintained separately from the child’s official school record.

(f) The delinquency information in the school record is to be used only by school officials and is not to be released to the general public or third parties unless ordered by the court.