Generally, students may not be interviewed during the school day by persons other than parents and school district officials and employees. For purposes of this policy, the school juvenile court officer shall be considered a school employee.
Requests from law enforcement officers and from persons other than parents, school district officials, and employees to interview students are made through the principal's office. Upon receiving a request, it is the responsibility of the principal/designee to determine whether the request will be granted. Generally, prior to granting a request, the principal/designee will attempt to contact the parents to inform them of the request and to ask them to be present.
If a child abuse investigator wishes to interview a student, the principal/designee will determine whether the student should be interviewed independently from the student's parents, whether the school is the most appropriate setting for the interview, and who will be present during the interview.
Students will not be taken from school without the consent of the principal/designee.
Date of Adoption/Revision:
July 2003
July 2006
July 2010
September 2012
August 2015
