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Idaho Code § 33-512B (2026)

Suicidal tendencies — Duty to warn. 

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Suicidal tendencies — Duty to warn. 

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33-512(4), Idaho Code, neither a teacher nor a school district shall have a duty to warn of the suicidal tendencies of a student absent the teacher’s knowledge of direct evidence of such suicidal tendencies.

(2)  "Direct evidence" means evidence which directly proves a fact without inference and which in itself, if true, conclusively establishes that fact. Direct evidence would include unequivocal and unambiguous oral or written statements by a student which would not cause a reasonable teacher to speculate regarding the existence of the fact in question; it would not include equivocal or ambiguous oral or written statements by a student which would cause a reasonable teacher to speculate regarding the existence of the fact in question.
(3)  The existence of the teacher’s knowledge of the direct evidence referred to in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be determined by the court as a matter of law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2010 · leading case: Carrier v. Lake Pend Oreille Sch. Dist. 84, 134 P.3d 655 (Idaho 2006).
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Carrier v. Lake Pend Oreille Sch. Dist. 84, 134 P.3d 655 (Idaho 2006). · cites it 28× “Whether Brian’s essay contained sufficient direct evidence of his suicidal tendencies to trigger the duty to warn under I.C. § 33-512B? 3. Whether I.C. § 6-904A(2) of the Idaho Tort Claims Act provide the school district and McNulty with immunity for their breach of the limited…”
Stoddart v. Pocatello Sch. Dist. 25, 239 P.3d 784 (Idaho 2010). · cites it 8× “The School District argues that the holding of Brooks I was subsequently abrogated by statute with the enactment of I.C. § 33-512B. The statute provides that “[notwithstanding the provisions of section 33-512(4), Idaho Code, neither a teacher nor a school district shall have a…”
Idaho Code § 33-512B(1): 1 case
Stoddart v. Pocatello Sch. Dist. 25, 239 P.3d 784 (Idaho 2010). “The School District argues that the holding of Brooks I was subsequently abrogated by statute with the enactment of I.C. § 33-512B. The statute provides that “[notwithstanding the provisions of section 33-512(4), Idaho Code, neither a teacher nor a school district shall have a…”
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