4411P - Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies Procedure

Procedure 4411P - Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies

A.    A law enforcement officer shall contact the principal upon entering a school building.

B.    An officer may request and be granted such student information as address, telephone number, names of parent(s) or guardian(s), date of birth and attendance information.  Information contained in the student’s cumulative folder and any supplementary records shall be available for inspection on evidence that a student is the subject of an investigation for a specific offense.

C.    The district shall release records when presented with a subpoena or court order.  The district may release records to law enforcement officers without a subpoena provided that a responsible effort is made to notify the parent(s) or guardian(s) in advance of releasing the information.

D.    While the district encourages interrogations of students to take place off school premises, the principal shall permit a law enforcement officer to conduct any necessary questioning.  If the interrogation takes place at school, the principal or designee must be present.  The officer shall advise and afford a student the same legal rights as an adult.

E.    If a student is under twelve (12) years of age, the school shall require the parent(s) or guardian(s) to be present, or for the parent(s) or guardian(s) to waive the right to be present, before allowing the interrogation to take place at school.

F.    When the principal summons law enforcement to the school, the officer who responds is not required to have a warrant in order for the school to release the student into law enforcement custody.  In the event a student is taken into custody by a law enforcement officer, the school will immediately notify the parent(s) or guardian(s).

Relations with Child Protective Agencies

A.    A copy of an interagency agreement between Child Protective Services and the school district can be obtained from the director of student services.

B.    A child protective services worker shall contact the principal upon entering a school building.

C.    A child protective worker may request and be granted such information as address, telephone number, name of parent(s) or guardian(s), date of birth and attendance information.  Information contained in the student’s cumulative folder and any supplementary records shall be available for inspection on evidence that a student is a ward of the state or that the student is the subject of an investigation involving child abuse or neglect.

D.    While the district encourages interviews of a student to take place off school premises, the principal shall permit a child protective worker to conduct any questioning when child abuse or neglect is involved outside of the presence of parent(s) or guardian(s).  Parental notification of the interview shall occur at the earliest possible point in the investigation that will not jeopardize the safety or protection of the child or the course of the investigation.  Prior to commencing the interview, the child protective services or law enforcement agency shall determine whether the child wishes a third party to be present for the interview and, if so, the principal or designee will be present.  If the child objects, any interview will take place at a location off school property.

E.    A child protective worker is required to have a warrant in order for the school to release custody of the student.  However, if the child protective worker is accompanied by a law enforcement officer, no warrant shall be required.  In the event a student is taken into custody, the law enforcement or child protective services shall notify the parent(s) or guardian(s).

Relations with Health Department Officials

A.    A health department official shall contact the principal upon entering a school building.

B.    A health department official may request and be granted such information as address and date of birth if the parent(s) or guardian(s) or student over 18 years of age have not filed a written objection to the release of directory information.  Information contained in a student’s cumulative folder and any supplementary records shall be available only with prior written consent of the parent(s) or guardian(s) or adult student.

C.    While the district encourages interviews of students to take place off school premises, the principal shall permit a health official to conduct a confidential interview with a student suspected of being in contact with an individual infected with a communicable disease when the interview is to be held during school hours and the principal chooses not to release the student to travel to the health department.  A parent or school administrator must be present.

Adoption Date:  January 24, 1995