RSA 189-B:2 · Definitions

189-B:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Parent" means a person who has legal custody of a minor child as a natural or adoptive parent or a legal guardian, but such term shall not include a parent as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated by judicial decree or voluntary relinquishment.
II. "Minor" or "minor child" means an unemancipated person under the age of 18 years.
III. "Compelling state interest" sufficient to justify any action or inaction that infringes upon any of the rights identified in RSA 189-B:4 shall exist only when the school or school personnel have an actual and objectively reasonable belief, supported by clear and convincing evidence, that the infringement upon parental rights is necessary to prevent the child from being abused as defined in RSA 169-C:3.
IV. "School" shall include, without limitation, any public school board, public school district, public school administrative unit, or public charter school.
V. "School personnel" shall include any teacher, administrator, employee, or other individual acting in furtherance of or on behalf of any public school.
VI. "Infringement" for the purposes of this chapter includes, but is not limited to, knowingly concealing or withholding information required to be disclosed to a minor child's parent pursuant to this chapter or providing intentionally misleading or intentionally inaccurate responses.
Source. 2025, 74:2, eff. July 1, 2025.