Wisconsin Code § 118.124

Statistics of crimes and other safety-related incidents
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(1) In this section:
(a) “Participating private high school” means a private school
participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
119.23 that operates high school grades.
(b) “Public high school” means a public school, including a
charter school, that operates high school grades.
(2) (a) Subject to par. (b), beginning in the 2024-25 school
year, a public high school and a participating private high school
shall collect and maintain statistics of incidents of the following:
1. Homicide.
2. Sexual assault.
3. Burglary, robbery, or theft.
4. Battery, substantial battery, or aggravated battery under s.
940.60 or s. 940.19, 2023 stats.
5. Arson.
6. Use or possession of alcohol, a controlled substance, as
defined in s. 961.01 (4), or a controlled substance analog, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m).
7. Possession of a firearm in violation of s. 948.605 (2).
8. A violation of a municipal ordinance relating to disorderly
conduct.
(b) The requirement under par. (a) applies only to an incident
that satisfies all of the following:

1. The incident occurred during one of the following:
a. School hours.
b. A school-sanctioned event that occurred before or after
school hours.
c. The transportation of pupils to or from school.
2. The incident occurred on one of the following:
a. Property owned or leased by the school district in which
the public high school is located, by the operator of the charter
school, or by the governing body of the participating private high
school.
b. Transportation, including all of the methods of transportation described in ss. 121.55 and 121.555, provided by the public
high school, participating private high school, or school district.
3. The incident was reported to law enforcement, and, as a
result of the incident, a charge was filed or a citation was issued.
(3) (a) Annually, each public high school in a school district
other than a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or
(2x) shall report the statistics collected under sub. (2) to the
school board. Annually, by July 31, each school board shall submit to the department a report that includes the statistics reported
under this paragraph by each public high school in the school district and aggregate statistics collected under sub. (2) for all of the
public high schools in the school district other than charter
schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
(b) Annually, by July 31, each operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates high school
grades and the governing body of each participating private high
school shall submit to the department the statistics the operator or
governing body collected under sub. (2).
(c) No school board, operator of a charter school established
under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body of a participating
private high school may include the identity of a pupil in a report
under this subsection.
(4) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this
section, including a rule that requires public high schools, participating private high schools, and school districts to collect and report statistics of incidents under this section in accordance with
the uniform crime reporting system of the department of justice.
(5) The department of justice shall cooperate with the department to develop a reporting system under this section that incorporates the uniform crime reporting system of the department of
justice.

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