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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="6-903" title_number="6" title_name="Teachers and Other Personnel" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act">
  <text>The protection provided against a violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle shall apply only if:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>The public school employee has a reasonable, good faith belief that the public school employer has, or still is, engaged in an activity, a policy, or a practice that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>The public school employee discloses information that the employee reasonably believes evidences:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>An abuse of authority, gross mismanagement, or gross waste of money;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>A substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>A violation of law; and</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>The public school employee has reported the activity, policy, or practice to a supervisor or an administrator of the public school employer in writing and afforded the employer a reasonable opportunity to correct the activity, policy, or practice.</text>
  </level>
</section>
