Procedure No. 4310P

Relations with Law Enforcement Agencies

1. A law enforcement officer shall contact the principal or designee upon entering a school building.
2. An officer may request and be granted such student information as address, telephone number, parents' names, date of birth and other directory information, if the parent or student over 18 years of age has not filed a written objection to the release of directory information. Student records protected by the federal Family Rights and Privacy Act may only be examined or released following written permission of a minor student’s parent or an adult student, pursuant to a court order or subpoena, in response to a health or safety emergency.
3. The district encourages interrogations of students to take place off school premises, in order to minimize interruption to the instructional program unless the crime occurred on school grounds.
   1. When an onsite interview/interrogation is warranted by the circumstances of the case and the student is over twelve (12) years of age, the principal or designee will contact the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) or if they can’t be contacted a designated adult noted on the students emergency contact card, unless directed not to do so by law enforcement. Parent contact will not be required when law enforcement indicates that child abuse or neglect is alleged. The officer shall advise and afford a student all legal rights required by law.
   2. The law enforcement officer and principal or designee will determine who will notify the parent. This will occur at the agreed upon point of the investigation.
   3. If a student is under twelve (12) years of age, parents/guardians or designated adult notification and permission is required before any interview/interrogation will take place unless the allegation concerns child abuse or neglect.
4. An officer 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 or guardian unless prohibited by law enforcement because of a case of child abuse or neglect is involved, or some other similar, specified reason exists for prohibiting notification. School authorities shall request that this denial and the reasons for it be put in writing. In the event the parents are not to be contacted by school officials, the law enforcement officer will complete the “do not inform” document.
5. If a court has released a student on conditions related to school, including attendance, behavior or progress, the administration shall encourage the court to include as a condition of release the written permission of the adult student or parent of a minor student to release the student’s records to the court or its designee.

Relations with Child Protective Agencies

1. A child protective services worker shall contact the principal or designee upon entering a school building.
2. A child protective worker may request and be granted such information as address, telephone number, parents' names, date of birth and other directory information if the parent or student over 18 years of age has not filed a written objection to the release of directory 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. Student records protected by the federal Family Rights and Privacy Act may only be examined or released following written permission of a minor student’s parent or an adult student, pursuant to a court order or subpoena, in response to a health or safety emergency.
3. 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 parents. 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, shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate the child's wishes. Unless the child objects, the child protective services or law enforcement agency shall make reasonable efforts to include a third party in any interview so long as the presence of the third party will not jeopardize the course of the investigation.
4. 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 school shall duly notify the parent or guardian unless directed not to by the law enforcement officer.

Relations with Health Department Officials

1. A health department official shall contact the principal on entering a school building.
2. A health department official may request and be granted such information as address and date of birth if the parent or student over 18 years of age has 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 or adult student pursuant to a court order or subpoena, in response to a health or safety emergency.
3. 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 a 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.

Adopted: October 12, 2009