In the event a member of a law enforcement agency requests an interview with a student during school hours, school personnel will adhere to the following: Treat the representative of the law enforcement agency with courtesy.
- Contact the Superintendent or superintendent’s designee and parent/parents of the student to be interviewed and advise them of the circumstances. Request that one or both parents be present at the interview.
- Should the parent not be able to come to the school and should the parent not wish the child to be interviewed at school, so advise the officer.
- If the officer indicates that to do otherwise would be considered an obstruction of justice, provide the student for an interview and notify the parents of the circumstances.
- School authorities will not permit a student to leave the school with an officer of the law unless that student’s parent is present and consents, or unless a police detention order is declared, or a formal arrest is made.
- School authorities will permit a student to leave the school with a Youth Services official if that is court-ordered and/or the parent has given written permission for such a release.